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…
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…
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…
feminism… Pretty girl, strong woman 20 Mar 202020 Mar 2020 SCENE 1: As she sat across from her prospective husband she wondered if he found her pretty. He had looked at her with interest and then had looked away. He…
feminism… Mother-in-law and I smash the patriarchy 7 Mar 20207 Mar 2020 As I entered with my head down to my knees, my husband knew it. I wanted to cry and wail but comforted myself with the thought of my leaving a…
fiction… Rejection. 22 Feb 202022 Feb 2020 "It was a long day", she said, flinging herself into bed next to her husband of five years. He had his back to her. She hesitated then reached out, "Lennie!…
burnout… Out of the frying pan…… 13 Feb 202021 Feb 2020 As soon as she entered home from a grueling day at college, she heard Amma's voice, "Nazia! You have no time to waste. Just get the dinner ready. Your aunt…
feminism… I was 18 and hustling….. 11 Feb 202011 Feb 2020 A teenage boy got married to his girlfriend in Pakistan. With his parents' blessings. What's that now? The new sex ed, chauvinism? But people are generally happy with this news.…
