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…
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…
feminism… Pakistani Love and Sex…A tale of two distinct passions 17 Oct 202017 Oct 2020 Pakistanis are blessed with one of those unique attributes that people wish they had. We can easily separate love from sex and sex from love, hence the hugely popular and…
feminism… The aluminum foil and other popular themes of her marriage! 31 Aug 20206 Sep 2020 The aluminum foil: Curse be on me that I wasn't taught the basic art of cooking by my mother. I land in my marriage unarmed and without any back up…
fiction… Lost and found (inspired by Everybody Loves Raymond). 25 Jul 2020 "Really I'm very tired", I said, nodding off to sleep as my husband frantically looked around the room. "Don't sleep! Don't sleep", he came shrieking back to bed. "Do you…
humanity… Ten things to know about your Pakistani mother-in-law 4 Oct 20196 Oct 2019 The Pakistani mother-in-law isn't just a woman. She's a force of nature, an entity to reckon with, a wave of destruction, a breeze of deliciously cooked foods, a complete encyclopedia…
feminism… Your first night with your husband as a Pakistani arranged marriage bride. Part 1 28 Sep 201928 Sep 2019 Much as you have fantasized and anticipated your wedding, everything pales in comparison to your first night with a stranger. I know it's weird because contrary to what your parents…
fiction… Mother-in-law and I throw a party together. Part 4. 24 Sep 20192 Oct 2019 "I knew it". I jumped up from my chair belligerently. I had finally solved this mystery. I couldn't believe it. Oh heaven! I had absolutely no idea how conniving and…
fiction… Mother-in-law and I throw a party together. Part 3 24 Sep 20192 Oct 2019 We met the next day at my place. Mother-in-law came dressed in her military best. She had her hair up in a chignon, a crisp blue pant suit on that…
humor… Mother-in-law and I throw a party together. Part 2. 23 Sep 20192 Oct 2019 Even though she has seen this childlike countenance that I can develop on occasion, she was momentarily stumped. I could tell she was not happy that I was so excited…
My mind as a woman 