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Writing involves a lot of research and reading. One tip I will not tire of repeating is that you should read… a lot! I’m not joking, it really improves your writing. The Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed follows several characters in the grand city of Dhamsawaat. Doctor Adoulla Makhslood and his assistant Raseed, fight…
They are called bacha posh, literally “girls dressed as boys.” At birth, their parents decided this: that their daughter will change appearance, name, and identity. She becomes, in the eyes of everyone, the son of the family. It’s an old Afghan tradition that effectively permits families without a son to cross-dress one of their daughters…
