Shabnam Curtis

Shabnam Curtis was born and raised in Tehran, experiencing the Iranian Revolution of 1979 firsthand. In 2004 she immigrated to the United States, where she now works as a project analyst and a passionate writer. She teaches memoir writing workshops in public libraries. Her articles have been published on Views & News, The Canadian Business Daily, and Eat, Darling, Eat network.

The Flavor of Ice Cream

One June day of my freshman year/ninth grade, in 1985, I needed a break from studying. My mother suggested we go out for ice cream to Tajrish Circle. Tajrish, a shopping area on the skirt of the mountains in the northern part of Tehran, was a favorite place for my mother and me to wander, especially for window shopping and mouthwatering snacks. My father disagreed.

Creative Nonfiction

Shabnam Curtis

Shabnam Curtis was born and raised in Tehran, experiencing the Iranian Revolution of 1979 firsthand. In 2004 she immigrated to the United States, where she now works as a project analyst and a passionate writer. She teaches memoir writing workshops in public libraries. Her articles have been published on Views & News, The Canadian Business Daily, and Eat, Darling, Eat network.

The Flavor of Ice Cream

One June day of my freshman year/ninth grade, in 1985, I needed a break from studying. My mother suggested we go out for ice cream to Tajrish Circle. Tajrish, a shopping area on the skirt of the mountains in the northern part of Tehran, was a favorite place for my mother and me to wander, especially for window shopping and mouthwatering snacks. My father disagreed.

Creative Nonfiction

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