اسپتال سے نکلتے ہی اس نے ایک لمبی سانس بھری۔ ماسک کے پیچھے دن بھر قید رہی سانس جیسے اب جا کے اس کے پھینپھڑوں سے آزاد ہوئی ہو۔ دن بھر کے مریض، ان کے رشتے دار، انجیکشن، دوائیں، فائلیں — سب اس کے ذہن میں ہجوم کی طرح گونج رہے تھے۔ سڑک پر شام…
Author: Shabana Mukhtar
Bey-tuki | ऑन द रॉक्स
अस्पताल से निकलते ही उसने एक लंबी साँस भरी। मास्क के पीछे दिन भर क़ैद रही साँस जैसे अब जाकर उसके फेफड़ों से आज़ाद हुई हो। दिन भर के मरीज़, उनके रिश्तेदार, इंजेक्शन, दवाएँ, फाइलें — सब उसके ज़ेहन में हुजूम की तरह गूंज रहे थे। सड़क पर शाम के मामूल की अफ़रातफ़री…
Random Rambling | Phlegm Machine
Meet the Phlegm Machine At least twice a year, I turn into what I can only describe as a phlegm machine. Once when the winter is just beginning, and again when it is packing its bags. Like clockwork, my body decides to audition for a one-person orchestra, complete with blocked sinuses, scratchy throat,…
Book Review | Breath of Fresh Air | Erica James
Breath of Fresh Air by Erica James Charlotte Lawrence, widowed at thirty-four, decides to return to all things pre-Peter, and that means moving back to the Cheshire village of her childhood. It also means exchanging a clinical company flat for the pretty but overgrown garden of Ivy Cottage, and the constant attentions of her…
The Result Day
It’s today. On the last day of annual exams, we were told that the results would be announced on May 1st, and that we are to report to our respective classrooms at 7 o’clock. Yesterday, I couldn’t sleep.Was I excited?“Excitement” doesn’t even begin to express how I felt. Today is the result day. I…
TOMU is back!
Hello lovely readers, Thank you for your patience! I’m excited to let you know that the website is now up and running normally. Over the past few weeks I was working behind the scenes to move the hosting to a different provider and gets things up and running without anyone noticing. Everything is resolved —…
Roundup | September 2025
Intro I’m committed to doing roundup, even if I have to write a backdated post. Here goes for August. It was dull in terms of book reads. This one is actually published on November 1, 2025. September 2025 Reading Roundup So, haven’t read a ton this month. Work is hectic and stressful these days and…
We’re Moving Hosting!
I’m excited to share that my website is transitioning to a new hosting home. 🎉 This change means better speed, reliability, more control over the server and room to grow (especially me as a software developer; there’s so much I still need to learn). During this transition, you might notice small hiccups like some missing…
Roundup | August 2025
Intro I’m committed to doing roundup, even if I have to write a backdated post. Here goes for August. It was dull in terms of book reads. This one is actually published on November 1, 2025. August 2025 Reading Roundup I must have read some Urdu books unlisted on Goodreads. After that, I started Never…
Book Review | Shuter Murgh Riasat | Mustansar Hussain Tarar
Book Review Shuter Murgh Riasat / شترمرغ ریاست by Mustansar Hussain Tarar A collection of 39 short stories About Author Mustansar Hussain Tarar (Urdu: مستنصر حسين تارڑ) is a Pakistani author, actor, the first Morning Show presenter and a pioneer trekker – in his own words: a vagabond. For more details, read his Goodreads…