I got death on my mind.
I am shook. I just learnt that I lost my nana, dadu and mamu all in the same year, the year I got married, and I am beyond astonished as to how do I not remember that? I remember a […]
Buy Pakistani.
Hello folk(ses), kya haal? Been a while (or so it seems). I am now in Karachi, done with quarantine, dyed half my hair white, and fully immersed in all things Pakistani right now. Bi-weekly flu episodes going strong. While living […]
Do parents owe children an explanation?
Children are a whole lot smarter and receptive that we give them credit for. They may or may not be able to fully comprehend a situation, but they feel things, and that feeling stays with them for a long long […]
“Dear admin, please post the following anonymously”
If you use Facebook, and are a member of some community groups, you might have seen a few posts that start with the aforementioned sentence. Sometimes, when you are caught between a rock and a hard place, you need to […]
Dress Your Size. Not.
Dress for your size. No. I will dress however I feel my best self. No magazine gets to tell me that I shouldn’t tuck my shirt in or wear high-waisted pants because my body is a particular size. If I […]
Chasing a Rainbow (short story)
There is a rainbow out there, with your name on it. But to get to it, you would have to brave through the storms. You would have to keep your face down and focus. There will be calls from flimsy […]
6 ways to support your favourite bloggers without spending any money
I owe an apology to some of you for having a mini-meltdown yesterday on stories. I only wanted to educate and not guilt any of you into subscribing or watching my videos. Promise. Having said that, I want to repeat […]
Fat shamed in the middle of a road in Berlin, and life hasn’t been the same since
I should have written about this incident sooner, as keeping this story in my head has managed to choke my writing ability (you can’t write anything else until this one goes on paper, said the mean voice inside). So here […]
#MeAt20 – measuring my ‘performance’ against my life plans from when I was 20
Digging up pictures for #MeAt20 challenge was a lot of fun. It took me down the memory lane, and then got me thinking – I had some serious plans for myself when I was 20. Life plans. Love plans. Lots […]
Is love addiction, infatuation or persuasion? A mystic opinion.
It was the darkest hour of the night, when all nocturnal sounds surrender to the calmness of the night, blending in space that has no confines or limitations. A time when one can share to their heart’s content and witness […]