humor… Quirky Pakistani 7 Apr 2020 Pakistanis are a rare breed. Genetically linked to the Arab brethren but culturally quite similar to their Indian pals. The irony is that we have inherited the stoicism of Arabs…
fiction… Forbidden! 7 Apr 2020 He listened intently. Her eyes looked beautiful even when they were red-rimmed and sad. His gaze drifted to her neck. It lingered there for many minutes. "I don't want to…
feminism… Shakespeare! An apologist for misogyny 5 Apr 20205 Apr 2020 Whatever Shakespeare might object to, the amount of male glorification and female degradation that he has done would last a life time for humans on this earth. He has really…
autism… Autistic person or person with autism. How is person first language received in the autistic community? 3 Apr 20203 Apr 2020 Since this is autism awareness month I think we should finally settle the debate. Autistics don't think they are suffering from a disease. They don't care about having autism as…
covid… Florida parties while New York mourns. The incongruence of human behavior…. 2 Apr 20202 Apr 2020 As New York's death toll rises due to COVID-19, emergency personnel looks exhausted. From EMS to physicians to nurses to housekeeping staff and to morgue staff, there is exhaustion etched…
feminism… Woman, Thy name is not silence. 31 Mar 20201 Apr 2020 Scene 1: As she straightened her back which ached often when she had been hunched over her homework for too long, she heard her mother's voice. "Homework can wait. Please…
covid… Grieving our normal. 28 Mar 202029 Mar 2020 When I first heard of a novel coronavirus wreaking havoc in China in November 2019, I quickly perfunctorily read up on it and took a breath of relief. It was…
fiction… As she walked down the hallway of hope and death…. 28 Mar 2020 Scene 1: Her pager beeped. Softly first and then got stronger. Shrill and nerve-wracking. She moaned in her sleep, trying to reach it. She finally woke up with a jolt.…
fiction… Darn that telephone! 27 Mar 202027 Mar 2020 WOMAN 1: As I relaxed in my couch with my morning tea nicely resting in the cup holder next to me, I heard my cell phone ring. It was my…
social media The crossover….Instagram-ready life or life-ready Instagram. 27 Mar 2020 It's not surprising that Instagram hid the number of likes that people were getting for a photo. The culture of social media can be ruthless and illusive. We can appear…
