The Things I’m Thinking on my 35th Birthday

Letter #11: The One with ‘The Soul of My Soul’ and a Cancelled Christmas.

‘Khaled & Reem’ — Artwork by an artist on Instagram, via Middle East Monitor.

Dear friend,

How are you? And how is your beautiful heart?

It’s almost 3 am. Today is my 35th birthday. The children are sleeping, the house smells of freshly baked cake, Christmas lights are twinkling all up and down…