PinnedAbbu and MomoEveryone feels this gaping hole in their life, and it just becomes bigger, more visible, and extremely painful as you grow up. And with the…Jun 9, 20212Jun 9, 20212
Of rugged furniture and new housesMy father’s ancestral home is on the main road of Jhang bazar, one of the eight bazars around the clock tower in Faisalabad. It’s…Mar 25Mar 25
Scheduling my griefI have been thinking a lot about death lately, not in a suicidal way, but as a sweet release, a gentle ending. Like a well written story or…Mar 101Mar 101
Beloved City or City of the Beloved?My hometown is very timid and quiet. At times, it acts like a toddler who shies away from strangers and tries to hide their face in their…Feb 253Feb 253
Toothache and other ailmentsI have a toothache today. Barely there but extremely persistent. The one you can’t ignore even if you wanted to. Like an itch at the back…Jan 20Jan 20
List of things I want and love (contd.)· Watching sunset. Feeling yourself melt away with those colors on the horizon. Becoming one with the melting colors. So many shades of…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
To the Jalebiest BabyI was once told by a very good friend that I “speak a lot of being ignored or abandoned”. Which is rather true if I think about it because…Aug 6, 20221Aug 6, 20221
Lipstick-stained Cigarette ButtsWhat would it sound like if the universe ever sighed? I think about this a lot. Imagine the universe heaving a sigh, letting out a long…May 22, 20221May 22, 20221
My Last Name Is A Responsibility!Contemplating each step as I entered Imam Bargah for the first time in my entire life. Perplexed, hopeful, anxious, scared, reluctant, ……Mar 24, 2022Mar 24, 2022
I was with him the night before he died…Stale September night. The usual damp air carries a soul-numbing silence that could stop a person in tracks. The kind of silence that…Sep 12, 20212Sep 12, 20212
