I had been posting my rants, stories, and shameless promotions of my own writing on my blog for years by then. Somewhere along the way, I had also started doing book reviews, even though nobody really seemed interested in them. I did not mind much. My blog was less of a business venture and more…
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Moment of the Day #3
My sister had planned for a angethi feast. What we call angeethi is this: thin, runnycurry is made with meat of your choice thick naan is made with dough of flour, turmeric, kalaunji the naans are crushed and kneaded into small bits then cooked with curry until it gets soft. decorated with a lot of…
Work Diary | An Owl on Every Branch
برباد گلستاں کرنے کو بس ایک ہی الّو کافی تھا ہر شاخ پہ الّو بیٹھا ہے، انجام گلستاں کیا ہوگا جب سکول میں تھے تو ہر تقریری مقابلے میں ایک دو بار یہ شعر سننے کو ملتا تھا۔ اور میں ایک گہری سانس لے کر رہ جاتی تھی۔ کیا کہہ رہے ہیں، کیوں کہہ…
Thought of the Day #001
مینجمنٹ دنیا کی واہیات ترین مخلوق ہوتی ہے۔ حکم چلاتی ہے، استحصال کرتی ہے اور آخر میں اس وقت تک آپ کی جان نہیں چھوڑتی جب تک آپ اس کے “آل اوکے؟ سائونڈز لائک آ گڈ آئیڈیا” پر ہاں نہیں کہہ دیتے۔ قیامت کے روز اللہ پوچھے گا۔ آپ سوچیں گے ایسا کیا ہوا؟…
Sunday Screed | TOMU has a new fan
I don’t check the stats often, but occasionally, I go down the rabbit hole, check every visitor, every comment, every spam. And today, I noticed this. A certain visitor from Pune, Maharashtra, got on my blog around 5:16 am and stayed on for about 45 minutes, reading a little over 50 posts from throughout TOMU…
Roundup | January 2026
In these monthly roundup posts, I list everything I accomplished in the month. This is more for me to look at and appreciate myself because otherwise I’m too hard on myself. January 2026 Reading Roundup I planned a lot of books, what with starting strong and all. It started off well, like really well, with…
Moment of the Day #2
My niece and I were eating, and randomly she brought up Makka. Niece: I’ll go to Makkah. Me: When? Niece: Jab Makka jaaney ke season aayega. ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon….
Reading Pile | February 2026
Intro Every month, I try to post a roundup of everything I wrote/read/watched that month. This year, I’m starting another series to post about planned reads and actual reads. Kinda like office, y’know, setup goals for the year and then year-end assessment of where I was. Just trying to be more disciplines, is all. (And…
Moment of the Day #1
My sister asked: You all dinnered? ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar
Reading Pile | January 2026
Intro Every month, I try to post a roundup of everything I wrote/read/watched that month. This year, I’m starting another series to post about planned reads and actual reads. Kinda like office, y’know, setup goals for the year and then year-end assessment of where I was. Just trying to be more disciplines, is all. (And…