fiction… The summer of 69….. except it was 96! 17 Apr 202225 Apr 2022 I wake up rubbing my eyes, angrily thinking what abomination early rising truly is and if I ever came across that person I’d banish them to Iceland during the months…
feminism… The dating apostle! 1 Apr 202210 Apr 2022 While my own dating résumé is probably nothing to write home about, it’s not because of any negligence on my part, let me assure you of that. In a world…
burnout… My age and the havoc it can wreak. 31 Mar 202231 Mar 2022 “How old are you, dear?” The oldest of the three women asked, her yellowing teeth bared, reminding me of barracudas in the Australian reefs. How old am I, I stare…
consumerism… Silent feminists! 23 Dec 202123 Dec 2021 I’m at a convention for engineers. These are all Pakistani women. With their nice Chanel and Hermes bags. They look wealthy. Age is defied by them. When you have money,…
feminism… Why do women return from the airport? 15 Dec 20215 Jan 2022 Imagine getting into a romantic relationship. Then going through abuse in it. Second-guessing it. Trying to make it work. Turning around and walking back into it numerous times. Hoping against…
burnout… “Who’s your daddy?” Brown women who look for men who are not like their fathers. 8 Nov 20219 Nov 2021 As I tucked my kids in and turned to leave the room I saw my husband standing in the doorway. He had a serenely weird smile on his face, something…
all’s fair… A child born through marital rape…. Nighat and Bilal’s story. 9 May 202128 May 2021 There are so many nuances to Nighat’s character that it would be hard to dissect them all in one blog post. She has lived a life of overt patriarchy and…
fiction… Quirky Pakistani 4 4 Mar 202124 Dec 2021 "Mom! There's a guy". "What do you mean?" "Errr. That there's a guy". "Like a guy guy?" "What's a guy guy?" "Is he a man?" "What do you think a…
fiction… Relationship advice that led to…… 16 Feb 202121 Apr 2021 After yet another heated "discussion" with the man I call my husband I decided that it was time to take some definitive action. We couldn't go on like this. This…
feminism… Soul mates! Coined by Neanderthals.Resuscitated by Millennials 24 Dec 20202 Feb 2021 What would this blog be if I didn't register my angst with the etymology of the nomenclature of young, arduous love! There have been so many expressions that we have…
My mind as a woman 