About: Heather M. Surls
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- https://heathermsurls.com/
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- In addition to serving as Anthrow Circus's assistant editor and proofreader, Heather Surls regularly contributes stories to the site, drawing inspiration from her relationships and experiences in Amman, Jordan. Her reporting and creative work have also appeared in places like <em>Religion News Service, Christianity Today,</em><em> </em><em>Hidden Compass, </em><i>Catamaran</i>, <i>Brevity</i>, <i>River Teeth,</i> and <i>Nowhere</i>. Her first book, a memoir-in-essays about a decade in the Middle East, releases from Lucid Books in Summer 2025.
Posts by Heather M. Surls:
- Hamstrung by Trump’s Executive Order, a Syrian Family and a U.S. Private Sponsor Group Hope for an Exception Posted on in In The News
- What Happened When I Tried to Like Arizona Posted on in View From Here
- The Dutch Transplant Who Is Flourishing Among Jordan’s Bedouin Posted on in View From Here
- Young Afghan Dreams: Three Sisters Share Their Artwork—and Future Hopes Posted on in Art & Style&In The News
- Exploring Palestinian Identity in Jordan’s Baqa’a Refugee Camp Posted on in In The News
- Shepherding Goats with a Jordanian Bedouin Posted on in View From Here
- Yalda: An Afghan Winter Story Posted on in Art & Style&Poetry & Fiction
- “I Was Raised Under the Trees”: Olive Harvest in Jordan Posted on in View From Here
- My Neighbors From Myanmar Taught Me to Receive Posted on in Think Tank&View From Here
- Introduction to Arabic Poetry: Poet Nizar Qabbani Posted on in Poetry & Fiction&Sans Frontières