Sweltering heat. Humidity. Shouts echo as the Supervisor urges everyone to hurry up. Aching shoulders. Sweat shines on his brow. He is lugging heavy stones. Digging. Working hard. But the weight of his life is even harder. Is there a way out of this human mess he finds himself dealing with? And then. When it…
He sat there. Heartbroken. Hurting. The waves crashed on the shore…mirroring how he felt inside. Could life seem so bleak at 15? And there she was. On the horizon. Her friendly face glowing. Her body glistening. She playfully splashed in the water. Beckoning him He ventured in the water….just a little bit. Her calls seemed…
She looked out to the Sky And memories came floating by Some Sweet, Some Bad Some Great, Some Mad They will always go hand-in-hand The Sweet, The Bad, The Great, The Mad So what is she to do? She only wants to hold on tight To the sweet ones, that just feel right Get Cracking,…
Is chivalry an obsolete concept? “A few thousand years into civilisation and we still haven’t figured out how men and women should relate to each other” is Nighat’s first reaction as she rolls her eyes. A born and bred Pakistani now living independently in Canada, she feels that women really need to be very clear…
Mothers — you are messed up without them and you are messed up with them as well!…” So writes a friend of mine when asked to say something about her mother. “I will probably get back to you with more, but don’t expect it to be anything sweet,” she warns me. Single, independent, living…
A kaleidoscope of vignettes 