My father and I did work for a while at the flea market and there really are rows of Afghans working there, some of whom I am related to.

I have lived a long time, and one thing I have come to see is that one is well served by a degree of both humility and charity when judging the inner workings of another person's heart

If America taught me anything, it's that quitting is right up there with pissing in the Girl Scouts' lemonade jar.

A story is like a moving train: no matter where you hop onboard, you are bound to reach your destination sooner or later.

I came to the US as an immigrant and I recall vividly those first few years in California, the brief time we spent on welfare, and the difficult task of assimilating into a new culture.

I also felt The Kite Runner was a story that would lend itself well to a visual retelling in a graphic novel.

But the game involves only male names. Because, if it's a girl, Laila has already named her