I have been working on getting my first book published. This would be for Urdu audience. I am super excited. Stay tuned! Shabana Mukhtar
Category: Creative Writing
Creative writing not published in book form
68 hours
Ah, what a week it has been! I was out for a short vacation last week. I started from here to my hometown on last Wednesday. My phone was making noise for incoming and outgoing calls. I tried restarting it, hoping it would fix the problem. It didn’t. After a few attempts, it started giving…
Tiny Tale: Corporate Culture
A crow was thirty. He saw a pot of water. Water was at the bottom of pot. He thought for a while and flew to a nearby tree. Another crow came by. There were pebbles on the ground. He started picking up the pebbles one by one, dropping each into the pot. As more and more…
Tiny Tales
Perception does more damage than truth.
Reflection
In the evening, As I reflected on the day, I saw the reflection of evening.
Tiny Tale
The mechanic came to replace LPG hose pipe. He does something with stove and says the gas is leaking from knob of stove, fixing it will be 900 bucks. Another mechanic came for installing Sony TV. He drills hole in the wall, claims that there is wiring underneath and we should opt for a wall…
Tiny Tale
Today was their farewell at office. She would fly back home tomorrow morning. Her colleague would travel the day after. He and his roommate invited her for farewell dinner at their place. “What did you get as farewell present?” “A card, a paperweight, and a personalized coffee mug.”, she responded, copying over some photos, memories…
A short prayer
Oh Almighty! The stars hid And people’s eyes are comforted You are eternal Grant me peace and comfort Bless my eyes with sleep Amen
Mirror
A tiny story of how people ignore their own shortcomings.