Z: Zeitoun (2022 A-Z)
Zeitoun Looking out the window, I see debris – pieces of furniture, vehicle scrap, electronic items. Finally, Hurricane Katrina has passed leaving behind an unimaginable trail of destruction in its
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Zeitoun Looking out the window, I see debris – pieces of furniture, vehicle scrap, electronic items. Finally, Hurricane Katrina has passed leaving behind an unimaginable trail of destruction in its
Continue readingInitiated in 2010, every year in April, the Blogging A-Z Challenge kicks off with a bang. Bloggers around the world come together to post 26 alphabet themed posts – one
Continue readingUnfinished “He lifted the sword high up in the air and …” I read, turning the page. It is blank. As the rest of the notebook is. I look up
Continue readingTintin “Billions of blue blistering barnacles, @#$^%$%” I curse, quoting Captain Haddock from the famous adventurer/detective graphic-series Tintin. “What happened, Sheel?” asks Ramya. “They want everyone back at work. All
Continue readingOxford Dictionary I stand in the queue at the US consulate, clutching myriad visa related forms, feeling exhausted already. “Father’s name?” I hear the official ask the man standing behind
Continue reading“It’ll be okay, I’m here,” he says, standing at the Turkey-Iran border, looking over at Iran. With every step I take towards the huge metal gates, I am mentally transported
Continue readingLet’s Talk Money “I keep telling my daughter that studies are important,” says my friend at work, “I sometimes give her your example too, on how to work your way
Continue readingKite Runner “You never told me …,” I say. “What?” “Why, that day, you took the blame on yourself. And Baba’s beating. For stealing his money.” “You’d have broken his
Continue readingIt Ends With Us “There is no such thing as bad people. We’re all just people who sometimes do bad things,” says my 26-year-old, trying to justify her husband’s actions.
Continue readingPrisoner of Azkaban The wind lashes around me as I run. My heart pounding in my chest, I gasp for breath. The happy images hit me with a force. They
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