Orly Minazad

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Orly Minazad is a freelance writer and regrets it every day of her life. She moved to the States from Iran in 1991 with her family seeking better opportunities only to waste them earning a Masters in Professional Writing degree from USC which no longer exists, cost a lot of money, and for which she has nothing to show. No, she is not bitter at all. Why do you ask? Oh, you didn’t, ok. She lives with her husband and son in Los Angeles where she spends the day loading and unloading the dishwasher.

Sorry But the Drug Cartels Are Not Giving Your Kids Free Drugs This Halloween

Ah, tis the season. Turning of the leaves, pumpkin spice latte memes, and the annual fearmongering of contaminated Halloween candy. Every. Fucking. Year. The origin story of contaminated Halloween treats started in the 1970s when a five year old in Detroit died on Halloween after ingesting heroin. His uncle, very sensibly not wanting to go to jail, claimed it was…

Orly Minazad

October 27, 2022

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