Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Gratitudes -- Introduction by Persis M. Karim -- Home Stories -- Autumn Letter by Susan Atefat-Peckham -- Home Stories by Zara Houshmand -- Dokhtar-e Amrika-i by Farnoosh Seifoddini -- Dokhtar-e Irani by Farnoosh Seifoddini -- Separation by Farnaz Fatemi -- The Sun Is a Dying Star by Niloofar Kalaam -- En Route to Persepolis by Amy Motlagh -- Timing by Sheila Shirazi -- Against the Kitchen White Wall by Michelle Koukhab -- Road Trip by Shahrzad Zahedi -- The Break by Gelareh Asayesh (from Saffron Sky) -- Home by Shadi Ziaei -- Persian Princess Insania by Leyla Momeny -- Naderi by Amy Motlagh -- Where Does My Language Lie? by Zjaleh Hajibashi -- Inheritance by Mitra Parineh -- Revolution 1979 by Tara Bahrampour -- Portland, Oregon 1979 by Tara Bahrampour -- With a Little Help from My Friends by Firoozeh Dumas (from Funny in Farsi) -- Another Quiet New Year by Nika Khanjani -- My Brother at the Canadian Border by Sholeh Wolpé -- 1979 by PAZ -- Captions by Layli Arbab Shirani -- Arrivals and Departures by Sharon L. Parker -- Excerpt from To See and See Again by Tara Bahrampour -- For Tradition -- For Tradition by Susan Atefat-Peckham -- Sister by Farnaz Fatemi -- Twin by Farnaz Fatemi -- The Persian Bath by Michelle Koukhab -- A Love Song by Parinaz Eleish -- Pomegranates by Persis M. Karim -- Passover by Amy Motlagh -- ajun by Mahru Elahi -- Next Year in Cyprus by Tarssa Yazdani -- Recovery by Nasrin Rahimieh -- Baba's Passing-February 2005 by Persis M. Karim -- Joys of a Simple Meal by Esther Kamkar -- Raw Walnuts by Negin Neghabat -- The Camel and the Cantaloupe by Michelle Koukhab -- Ode to the Eggplant by Persis M. Karim -- Torches by Susan Atefat-Peckham -- Woman's Duty -- Avenue Vali Asr by Susan Atefat-Peckham -- Woman's Duty by Tara Fatemi.

The Next Day Is Always So Still by Nika Khanjani -- Waiting for Ulysses by Laleh Khalili -- The woman has veto power by Haleh Hatami -- On the Rooftop by Farnoosh Moshiri -- If You Change Your Nose by Leyla Momeny -- Iranian Women by Mojdeh Marashi -- Love in a Time of Struggle by Azadeh Moaveni (from Lipstick Jihad) -- Becoming a Woman by Elham Gheytanchi -- The World Was a Couple by Katayoon Zandvakili -- The Gift by Marjan Kamali -- The Execution of Atefeh by Persis M. Karim -- Bad by Sanaz Banu Nikaein -- Summoning by Haleh Hatami -- Masouleh by Parinaz Eleish -- Words to Die For by Esther Kamkar -- Fariba's Daughters by Susan Atefat-Peckham -- Axis of Evil -- Lower Manhattan by Susan Atefat-Peckham -- Another Day and Counting by Zara Houshmand -- Axis of Evil by Persis M. Karim -- How Lucky Persimmons Are by Parinaz Eleish -- Mamaan-bozorg by Farnoosh Seifoddini -- In the Gutter by Sanaz Banu Nikaein -- The Witness by Roxanne Varzi -- American Again by Parissa Milani -- Butcher Shop by Sholeh Wolpé -- Iranians v. Persians by Sanaz Banu Nikaein -- Invitation to the Hungry Ghosts by Zara Houshmand -- When Toys Are Us by Beatrice Motamedi -- As Good as Any Other Day by Parinaz Eleish -- Dawn on the Fall Equinox by Persis M. Karim -- Instilling Shock and Awe by Farnoosh Seifoddini -- Summer Day by Parinaz Eleish -- Beyond -- Sestinelle for Travelers by Susan Atefat-Peckham -- The Best Reason to Write a Poem Is Still for Love by Farnaz Fatemi -- Perfectly Parallel Mirrors by Laleh Khalili -- Money Buys by Sanaz Banu Nikaein -- Once by Zjaleh Hajibashi -- Excerpt from Stones in the Garden by Layla Dowlatshahi -- Stripes by Katayoon Zandvakili -- Magical Chair of Nails: Becoming a Writer in a Second Language by Roya Hakakian -- Us Four by Sanaz Banu Nikaein -- The Eglantine Deal by Katayoon Zandvakili -- The Sandcastle by Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet.

Ghazal by Mimi Khalvati -- Mandala at Manzanar by Zara Houshmand -- Beyond by Persis M. Karim -- Only the Blue Remains Unchanged by Parinaz Eleish -- Tales Left Untold -- Night Conversations (Deep Are These Distances) by Susan Atefat-Peckham -- Do You Miss Me? by Roya Hakakian -- Lost Karbala by Haleh Hatami -- Sing by Farnoosh Seifoddini -- Earth and Water by Zara Houshmand -- Tales Left Untold by Aphrodite Désirée Navab -- Because of Hands and Bread by Esther Kamkar -- Soleiman's Silence by Mehri Yalfani -- Standing in a Mosque Contemplating Faith by Farnaz Fatemi -- Sabze by Zarreh -- Years Later by Parinaz Eleish -- Native by Amanda Enayati -- Unpacking by Zara Houshmand -- Blessing by Mimi Khalvati -- Green World through Broken Glass by HAALE -- A Return by Kandi Tayebi -- Blood by Azin Arefi -- 13 Days by Parissa Milani -- Ari by Mahru Elahi -- Let Me Tell You Where I've Been by Persis M. Karim -- Cardamom and Hell by Haleh Hatami -- Nazr by Zara Houshmand -- Contributors -- About the Authors.