

She is me, and I am she. Although my bathing suits fit a little better now.
Hi, I'm Rafia.
Who I am and why I'm here is an interesting story. One I'm working on telling in longer form. All I know for certain is that I'm on a wild ride I had no idea I'd be on, not a year or two ago.
A ride that feels fated.
Already, I've managed to connect with a bunch of lovely writerly people, some of whom I met during Kenyon Review's Summer Online Creative Non Fiction workshop in June 2025. Not bad for someone who'd only left her last adult job a year previous. I blame social media for actually being social.