Another day, another dollar
The day my feet touch the ground from here, she decided at that instant, is the day I finally become a woman.
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM
To you, Bhatu dadu
Bhatu dadu died on a Friday morning, uneventfully and unobtrusively, surprising none in the village.
9 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Rain Dance
"He'll be here for the next one," he sighed and dropped to the ground too, "That's the good thing about birthdays. There's always more to look forward to, unless you die before the next of course."
1 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Burdened Hearts
On the night of my wedding I break the ice with my newly wedded husband by telling him about the first man I loved.
13 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Your average swim squad
I'm here trying to subtly impress people by holding my breath underwater for 30 seconds and this person comes in with their impeccable shape and torso chiseled to perfection.
11 January 2017, 18:00 PM
The view up here ain't that great
Being a 5' 6” girl in a country where the average height of women is 4' 1” is not as glamorous as it may seem.
28 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Signs you're going overboard with social-media stalking
Everybody stalks in social media more or less, if you're scrolling through someone's timeline or accidentally liking their Instagram post from 2012 at 2 a.m. you've relapsed beyond help.
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
INTERVAL
I've never been the kind of person who sits and stares at stars. Never until recently when it's the one thing that seems to hold my sanity intact.
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM
How pet preferences profile you
Whether it's the bark that calms you down or the meow that thaws your heart, your pet of preference goes a long way to reflect on who you are.
16 November 2016, 18:00 PM
THE REALEST
Ambling into his dimly lit room, Maruf hastily shuts the door closed, cutting off abbu mid-lecture about whatever nonsense he was yammering about.
16 November 2016, 18:00 PM
ADHD medication, the trending 'Academic Steroids'
If you're a student stressed about finals, praying for a miracle to pull you back from distractions and help you focus, you aren't alone.
26 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Realities
"You're not real" Rida whispered as a rivulet of sweat trickled down her forehead. She kept on repeating it like a mantra, "You're not real, I'm only imagining," as if convincing herself more than convincing the figure before her.
26 October 2016, 18:00 PM
The Beauty Regimen that Costs Nothing
Tired of fairness creams, YouTube tutorials and internet remedies that gets you nowhere to being the lustrous, flawless, model like beings you want to be? Perhaps you've been looking at beauty the wrong way all along.
26 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Dealing with Best Friend's Break Up
If you are living vicariously through your best friend's relationship, deciding the next text and gobbling down their
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
PYROMANIAC
The walls were white, too white in fact, almost mocking me. The comatose pastiness challenged me, daring me to add colour to it.
22 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Misfit
Ayesha was studying late that night for the quiz the following day. Interrupting her study sessions, her phone rang to life from an unknown caller.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM
The Cynic
She wouldn't know friendship if it shook her right hand...
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM
to Love
I remember meeting him for the first time when I was a cheerful third grader. At the tender age of 12, I found a friend in him.
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Sacrificing Fools
Mariah and Aarav, being incredibly close friends since childhood, gave their parents the impression that they would make a perfect married couple.
10 February 2016, 18:00 PM
SINNERS
Who are we really, are we angels of the Lord?
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM