Rabeetah Hasnain is an MFA candidate at Virginia Commonwealth University, specializing in fiction and creative nonfiction. She serves as the Associate Nonfiction Editor for Blackbird Journal. Rabeetah holds a MS in Education from Johns Hopkins University and a BS in Political Science from Appalachian State University. She is currently working on a short story collection and a collection of essays.
I hope to continue a collection of fictional short stories, all seemingly composed of different parts of one person’s life. My vision is that while there won’t be the same characters or narrators in these stories, there is a shared theme: one of belonging. I hope that my stories serve as mirrors to some, reflecting the experiences, struggles, and triumphs of those who have a shared background as me. For some, I hope my stories serve as a window, seeing clearly into a world that may be different than your own but wait, what’s that- I think I see my reflection too. There are mending components in all of our stories.