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  • “Mommy, can you buy me a new dolly?”

    I had writer’s block. So terribly that whenever I scribbled a single word onto a page, I wouldn’t be able to justify its existence. Then today I found out something eerie, and I had…

  • Meanwhile, In Lahore…Elections 2013 – Hello, Inky Thumbs

    Elections 2013 Operating on exactly one hour’s sleep, I got up to single-handedly change the fate of my country. Or at least that’s what all the news channels said I could do. “The country’s…

  • Hold My Hand, You’re All Alone. And Now, So Are We.

    How do I tell you what loneliness is? Loneliness is standing in the middle of a raging thunderstorm, and being caught up by the noise inside your head. It’s that time between day and…

  • Masala Tea, And Indian Memories

    I wonder who among us doesn’t occasionally sit down and have tea with their memories. The past, whatever it is, just is. Or was, whichever is more appropriate. Memories are a strange and wonderful thing; sometimes…

  • A Controversy For Your Collection, Mr. President

    Dear (Mr.) President of the USA, (controversy, obviously) I’d like you to trade places with me for a day. When you’re in my body and start to live your life, you’ll inevitably notice a…

  • Ginny Weasley, Meet Real Life

    So, my best friend and I (in a particularly twilight zonish bout of insomnia), were complaining about how girls in books never have to go through regular life. Okay sure, so they have a…

  • Be My Friend, Lisa?

    If anyone has seen Girl, Interrupted and not loved it, I would like to know them, and teach them a thing or two. Talk about moving chick flicks. However, the point is, Angeline Jolie is absolutely…

  • Dial 800-TAMPON (Or When A Psycho Calls)

    *ring ring* “Hello, who is this?” “OhmyGOD hun I’m so glad you’re home! I have to tell you something dynamite! Ok so I’ll start with what happened yesterday!” “- excuse me? Wh-who is this?”…

  • Blogging For Squirrels…And OCD

    An ode to blogging. – To the fish in the river, and the fish in the sea “Why do you live in water?” “Ahh, you’d be pretty shocked if we walked, you see.” –…