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…
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Moment of the Day
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
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…
The Year That Was 2025
Yearly recap of 2025, because why not? Wrote Almost Nothing One novel and two short stories under my name, nothing under any other pen names. That’s all wrote this year. Reasons not to be disclosed. So Out of My League After the Bell Rain Because I wrote very little, I earned very little as royalty….
Roundup | December 2025
Intro Three months in a row. Am I awesome of what? December 2025 Reading Roundup I planned to read all Indian authors from my shelf. Of course, that would be too much, so I picked the pile from the back of the shelf. A nice mix, isn’t it? 1. The Most Eligible Bachelor — Satyapal…
Wednesday Whimsies | My 2025 with ChatGPT
What fun things we can do with AI, no? Today, when I logged in, ChatGPT suggested that I check out “My year with ChatGPT”. I did and was impressed. Go ahead, check out your year with ChatGPT here: https://www.chatgpt.com/?q=YourYearWithChatGPT Regards, Shabana
Tuesday Tantrums | The Candy Crush Fiasco
I’ve had a very long relationship with candy crush. If I remember correctly, I started playing the game in 2013 sometime, back when life was simpler, my thumbs were innocent, and match-three games hadn’t yet wrapped themselves around my soul like a clingy situationship. From the beginning, ours was a classic love-hate relationship: I loved…
Sunday Screed | JioHotstar Subscription Fiasco
The day was 14-December-2025. We were nearing the 5 matches T20 series between India and South Africa. Whenever any such series begin, my heart races, I get anxious and restless. Not because I’m an avid cricket fan. Because my father acts like a one-year-old. For the ODI series between India and South Africa, I had…