WEEKEND READS

  • Watching My Inner Child Fade Away

    Watching My Inner Child Fade Away

    We were all outside. We were outside without even an umbrella. Indeed, I brought one with me, but I simply didn’t get to use it.…

  • The Pauses in Between

    The Pauses in Between

    Picture this. Ever sat through a funeral? A funeral of someone you barely know? Some people grieve in silence while others ominously scream in helplessness.…

  • Abundance

    Abundance

    Abundance! When you encounter that word, what comes to your mind? I’m talking about the first emotion that pops up through your cloud of thoughts.…

  • These Mermaid Scales of Mine

    These Mermaid Scales of Mine

    Any plate of rice I serve would have the meat on the right side, and my next favourite curry farthest on the left, with any…

  • Bottled Up

    Bottled Up

    One evening, when the sky was painted orange and pink, and the cold breeze was humming a lullaby, I was doing the dishes as usual.…

  • Flipping Through Time

    Flipping Through Time

    I was reading my journal the other day, flipping through pages filled with worries, reflections, and small joys. It was strange to see the timeline…

  • How Steel Was Tempered

    How Steel Was Tempered

    When I was a little kid, my mom bought me a noticeably large book. It was a translation of the famous Soviet novel called “How…

  • Home; Is It Just a Place?

    Home; Is It Just a Place?

    Home takes different shapes for different people. It can be a person, a memory or a period of time that you return to physically or…

  • The Burnt Toast Theory: Trust the Detours

    The Burnt Toast Theory: Trust the Detours

    Have you ever burned your toast, missed an exit, missed your flight, or gotten stuck in traffic and just thought, “Why me?” I know I…

  • The Voices in My Head

    The Voices in My Head

    Several weeks ago, I texted Amrah akki and asked if I could write an article for the blog. She replied, “Sure, would you mind sending…