Forever Mutlu

The House
My family and friends have been living in this house and neighborhood since 1972. I remember hearing my parents and my friend’s parents tell us all about what it was like when the houses were built and how they watched from the empty fields, waiting to see what they would be like when they were […]
Grace, Ben, and the ducks
7 AM on Saturday. It was another Saturday morning and as usual, the sky is blue, the sun is high and it’s so humid when you walk outside the lenses on your glasses get steamy. Ben jumped on the bed and licked Grace’s face. He needed to go out for a walk before she is […]
Carmel in Istanbul
Mert looked at a still very smiley, Inci and spoke to her in Turkish.
My adventure begins!
Today is the day! I’m leaving everything and everyone I know. I’m excited yet, terrified. I want everything to work out. But, if it doesn’t, I know I can always come home. I’ve traveled out of the country before. But, I’ve never lived out of the country. My parents dropped me off at the airport. […]
BULLIES – part 10
I will not be intimidated in my own home. I walked up to Agent Black. A confident, not arrogant, smile on my face and my right hand outstretched to shake his hand. He reached out, with his left hand, to shake mine. Do you know how awkward it is to shake a left-handed person’s hand? […]