american muslim female writers

  • WORDSOMNIA APRIL 4TH

    I’m participating in a 24 hour reading event at Scuppernong Books, WORDSOMNIA, April 3-4, 2015. My time slot is 9 am, April 4th, where I’ll read original work. If you are in the area, drop by for morning coffee and a little bit of Deonna in your cup.

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  • Memoir On My Mind

    I am honored to be one of the top three “winners” of my local O.Henry Magazine’s first memoir competition. The story is a reflection of my rural Southern upbringing and how one event altered the course of my life. I entered the contest on a whim; this was my first time experimenting with a Southern

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  • Things I Now Know…

    I am not a skinny girl. I have history on my bones. And babies and heartache and love.I am mother earth. I am my own homeland. The circumference of my thighs holds multiple worlds that only the bravest can navigate.

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