Issa Mas, Author at TueNight.com

Issa Mas

Issa M. Mas is a freelance writer whose work has been featured on local news sites pix11.com and newyork.cbslocal.com, on the former iVillage.com (now Today.com), in the humor anthology, See Mom Run: Side-Splitting Essays from the World's Most Harried Moms, and the now-defunct award-winning blog Single Mama NYC, which was recognized as a Voice of the Year in the Identity Category by BlogHer. You can find Issa talking about race, mental health, and single parenting at @IssaMas.

Memoir

How the Nail Salon Became My Way Through Grief

By Issa Mas

I rub the acetone-soaked cotton ball over my nail over and over again. I take each nail and make tiny little circles over it until the fingertips holding the cotton… Read More

Memoir

Finding Equilibrium: When You Both Need Care

By Issa Mas

My jaw clenches as he yells at me from less than two feet away about a video game character’s ability to perform some amazing feat I immediately tune out, despite… Read More

LOL

The Day I Stopped Trusting My Memory

By Issa Mas

“I don’t have time for this shit,” I grumbled to myself as I searched the apartment for my keys. Moving piles of unopened mail around on the kitchen table, I… Read More