Of ‘Dubious’ Relationships

Assalam Alaikum, my dear readers! Shabana Mukhtar here, ready to discuss a topic that often piques my curiosity – Dubious Relationships. Let me begin by saying that I’m not the most social person out there. I prefer solitude over crowded gatherings, and I find comfort in my small circle of close friends and family. However,…

Book Promotion: Ctrl Z (Non Stop Ramblings #1)

Ctrl Z – That Life Doesn’t Have (Non Stop Ramblings #1) My short book ‘Ctrl Z’ is free on Amazon today – November 15, 2018.It is 70 pages long. Please see the blurb below.Please do read, review and recommend. Thanks! It’s a collection of essays. I recall some of the events of my life that…

Book Review: How to be Happy Alone: A single’s guide to a satisfying life

Book Details Title: How to be Happy Alone: A single’s guide to a satisfying life Author: Katharine Coggeshal Published on: 23rd July 2017 Genre: Personal Development and Self Help Link to Buy: Amazon Synopsis Welcome to Single Town, a place of opportunity, renewed energy, and plenty of good company! This is the ultimate guide to a satisfying…

Favourite Poetry: #3

Urdu وہ اپنے گھر چلا گیا، افسوس مت کرو اتنا ہی اس کا ساتھ تھا،افسوس مت کرو انسان اپنے آپ میں مجبور ہے بہت کوئی نہیں ہے بے وفا،افسوس مت کرو Devanagri वो अपने घर चला गया, अफ़सोस मत करो इतना ही इस का साथ था,अफ़सोस मत करो इन्सान अपने आप में मजबूर है बहुत…

A moment to thank you

Hello people, My followers, I thank you for your loyalty. You and your blogs inspire me to write more and write better. Non-followers, please do follow, now and be forever amazed by my rants 🙂 *** The best week of 2018 had passed. I haven’t finished off the to-do list that I had prepared for…

Book Announcement: Ctrl Z (Non Stop Ramblings #1)

Move around, make room and pay attention, please; coz I got something to say. After drowning in the sea of self-doubt I recover and bounce back with another short book. Ctrl Z – That Life Doesn’t Have (Non Stop Ramblings #1) Does the title intrigue you? Thanks 🙂 This one has been completed in record…

The week that was: #5

Hello everyone! This is time for a recap of my week. Let me start by saying that it was the best week of 2018. Why, you ask? Monday and Tuesday were regular work days. I have managed to bring down the defect count from 9 to 5. Yayyy me. For others, those two days were…

Happy Urdu Day

  !السلام علیکم جمعہ مبارک۔۔۔ جمعہ کا دن ہے، یعنی کہ یومِ بریانی۔ ابھی ابھی جب ہم  دسترخون پر بریانی کے مزے لوٹ رہے تھے، تو میرے بھائی نے پوچھا۔ “یومِ اردو پر کچھ لکھا نہیں؟” جی ہاں۔ مجھے اکثر چھیڑا جاتا ہے ، لیکن میں برا نہیں مانتی۔ اور یہ تو برا ماننے والی…

How far should one go to get reviews?

How do I find myself as a writer? – raw, unrefined and unpolished. How do I find myself as a marketing: bad. No, pathetic. PATHETIC. Terrible. I can go on, but you get the drift. How do I handle the review? One review (good or bad) and I run to my room, hide myself under…

NaNoWriMo 5 days streak

If you’re a fellow NaNoWriMo in Asia – India region, please look me up. I know nobody and I need a buddy. Looking forward to have fun. Shabana Mukhtar