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I Won’t Sit In Grass But I’ll Eat It (‘long as it’s organic)
Rape, trauma, globalization, elections, cheap burgers, expensive salads, two story planes, the ebola virus, acne medication, daddy’s credit cards, abandoned castles, automatic traffic lights, endless highways, and amidst all of these, people who don’t…
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Watermelon for breakfast
Today I had watermelon for breakfast. I had eggs in the morning – but that was a year ago. Yellow omelette with green pepper flecks; the ting of the toaster the maid’s brown hands…
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These Are The Things I’ve Learnt
There may be a boy who inspires you to be better, and once that happens, you may leave. There may be a girl who you adore from the delicate nape of her neck to…
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Lahori Blues
How many people here have had the chance to almost dislocate their shoulders with a bhangra? A good bhangra with family can keep you happy for days. There is nothing like Punjabi music and…
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One Of Those Nights
Sometimes there are those nights, you know, when the moon wears a watery halo and the sea seems to be sewn into the sky; grey and white waves sailing and ripping through the dark,…
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Before You Go Tripping In Love
He looks at you. Smiles, the gaze with the half lidded eyes; He sees you, As you. When you don’t see him, his eyes are plastered open: He tells his friends about you; As…
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About The Woman Who Raised Me
The woman who raised me is not my mother. The woman who raised me is not a mother. This woman has a tiny heart, and a smaller spirit. I have learned this the…
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Bird In A Doll’s House
When I was younger, there used to be times when misguided little birds would accidentally fly inside the house. The thought of those tiny sparrows straying in from the open skies to the four…
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Nayab Malik 