Question from a reader: Happiness and honesty are a risk on their own; that is why not everyone deserves happiness. Or let’s say risking...
Storytelling
Confused State of Affairs: What Being a Part of the “Overseas Pakistani” Community Taught Me?
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I was first added to the Pakistani Community in Turkey’s WhatsApp group in October 2019, a couple of months after moving to Ankara. A...
You never really know what you’re going to like until you know it, and that’s why most people adore this one and only bundle...
I remember my childhood excitement vividly while watching a movie or reading a story about hidden treasures. The euphoria of such a quest, the...
During my undergraduate degree, I felt overwhelmed with choosing a career. I was majoring in psychology on paper but was taking so many other...
The phrase “opposites attract” is a cliché at this point, but perhaps it’s because there’s at least some truth to it. It’s commonly heard...
Yesterday I went hiking with two friends. I realized I was really unfit, and as we climbed, I had to admit that I was...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been an overthinker. I’ve heard the “get over it” or the reassurances that “life’s so much...
Social media reminded me that exactly 11 years ago, on October 4, I attended one of the most beautiful concerts in my life (Spodek...
In my experience, being born with such a quirky mind and well-being sometimes made me incredibly lonely since no one understood me. Looking back...
Mila and Milli decided to paint their apartment themselves. In fact, that was Milli’s decision. Mila wanted to hire a professional painter, but Milli...
Miss Simone, you are idolized, even loved, by millions now. But what happened, Miss Simone? – Maya Angelou This is the opening question of...
It’s Hard To Write About A Woman Leaving Her Children, Right? Not If the Writer Is Alice Munro!
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(About the short story Children Stay) Alice Munro deals with the big topics like love, death, passion, infidelity, disappointment in all their forms, but...
Grief can be defined as a strong overwhelming emotion is the natural reaction to loss that is both a universal and personal experience. I...
September is a deep cleaning month. Before the beginning of the winter, it’s nice to tidy up the house, rearrange the clothes, throw out...
“It is a melancholy object to those, who walk through this great town, or travel in the country, when they see the streets, the...
Last month I met an old friend of mine. She is an entrepreneur, a brilliant woman, one of a kind. I believe she would...
One thing my parents always warned me about was solo travel. As a woman, solo travel can be seen as dangerous, and that’s a...
(A Letter to E. M. Forster) Dear Edward Morgan Forster, I recently read your novel Maurice, although it was published posthumously in 1971 (one...
There is this unbelievably wonderful and, at the same time, a significant project by Sophia Wallace, an American conceptual artist and photographer called Cliteracy....
Attending university can be overwhelming for many people, especially if you’re going to one in a different town or city. If you’re studying abroad,...
When I was younger, I used to love reading books and beginning a new chapter was always really exciting, especially if the last chapter...
