Donia Kashkooli

Life is Bad Donia Kashkooli

This book is about packing up and moving the farthest I could manage to get away from the place I grew up; only to return the day after I turned twenty. This book is about turquoise American Spirit cigarettes. This book is about a 1988 Dodge Dakota. This book is about driving across state lines through the night. This book is about western Washington, eastern Washington, north Idaho, western Montana, and central Oregon. This book is about feeling sympathy for someone I only knew for twenty minutes. This book is about the first boy who ever told me I was pretty. This book is about strong women. This book is about fear. This book is about music. This book is about dope. This book is about booze. This book is about survival. This book is about my best friends. This book is about trying to find God in the wrong places, and still not being sure if there is one - even long after the shitshow is over. This book is about my rural Pacific Northwest upbringing. This book is about insecurity. This book is about self-doubt. This book is about digging a grave for yourself and believing that you'll never experience anything beautiful again. This book is about climbing out of that grave and saving your own life. This book is about jealous girlfriends who are fully convinced that you're after their boyfriend. This book is about growing up and realizing that life is bad.