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  • Go Back To The Beginning, Again.

    My most favourite sensation in the world is sitting on a swing, rocking back and forth, between the sky and ground until the line dividing them starts to blur. When did we get so old? When…

  • …Meanwhile, In Lahore: Meet Your 60 Year Old Husband

    I have a housekeeper, who has become somewhat of a close friend. To respect her privacy, I’ll call her Fee here. Fee has a bright sunny personality, isn’t afraid of hard work, and comes…

  • An Un-Thanksgiving Thankful List

    Where I’m from, there’s no Thanksgiving Day. But since today, all day I’ve read more and more posts about what people have to be thankful for, I decided to write my own list. My…

  • Success To A Nine Year Old Is:

    A life lived well. This is what my nine year old sister has to say about it. You haven’t lived well unless you have: 1. A big house, with a swimming pool, massage table…

  • …Meanwhile, In Lahore: Too Much Heart For One Sex

    Around 2 PM today, I found a woman outside my gate. Eyebrows perfectly threaded, vivacious red lipstick, and a purple dupatta surrounding her black hair like a misty cloud. On closer inspection however, I…

  • …Meanwhile, In Lahore

    It’s 11.51 AM exactly, and the weather outside is wonderful, as only weather in Lahore can be, towards the end of November. Its not too sunny, not too windy, and not too cold. I…

  • Islam Through The Eyes Of A Non Biased Muslim.

    Of all the spidery roads and housing grids making up my city, a certain street winds into a bazaar. I happened to walk in there some days ago, armed with a heavy dupatta, from…

  • How To… Survive The Aftermath Of A Horror Film/Book, Like A Pro

    Lullaby, by Diane Guest. What can I say? The book had me shivering and jumping around at every tiny sound like a squirrel with its tail on fire. I could not put it down,…

  • Dear Dead Child, Stop Haunting Me. I’m Squeamish Already.

    I think my house is haunted. A few days ago, I heard a light switch turning on, off and on again continuously, while no one besides me was at home. I even went in…