I am not keeping well and a sick person needs to be pampered, needs additional forces to feel happy. As I have nothing better to do with my time, I read a lot of escapist romantic novels. I also watch a lot of happily-ever-after, feel-good telefilms. I started crocheting again when I went for the…
Tag: January 2019
Short stories: “My Aadhar is My Identity “and “Money Money: How demonetization changed our lives”
I just go two of my short stories reviewed by ‘the ultimate reviewer’. Can’t express how happy I am to have gotten feedback and such kind words. Yayyy me 🙂
A Retrospective: The week that was – 19w02
Love doesn’t end, expectation does. Hello again and welcome to my world! Happy New Year. How have you been? This is time for a recap of my week. First off, I want to take a moment and thank every visitor on my blog. Your time is appreciated 🙂 And hey, if you have a book…
Book Review: Alif – Episode #6 (By Umera Ahmed)
The sixth episode is out. The episode starts with a letter from Sultan to Husn-e-Jehan. It reveals that the names of their kids Momin and Momina were pre-decided. It is evident that Sultan was not just a makeup artist for Husn-e-Jehan, but also an admirer and loved her. It also hints on a mistake of…
Book Review: Alif – Episode #5 (By Umera Ahmed)
The fifth episode is out. *** The fifth episode starts with a letter from Qalb-e-Momin to Allah. This episode delves deeper into the mystery named Qalb-e-Momin. This episode sheds light on why he has become the atheist and woman objectifier that he is today. Momin’s track sees him backlash on Neha for pestering him to…
Book Review: Alif – Episode #1 (By Umera Ahmed)
Background & Review: Much like ‘Mann-o-salwa’ the first episode is about parallel tracks and a lot of characters. This episode had introduced a few characters; characters which are not necessarily named through the episode. There are four parallel tracks. A girl / woman named Jahan who’s writing a letter. She maybe Husn-e-Jahan; but I cannot…