Reference: About my Father’s Plot to Get Home Thesis and Context: When an individual must deal with the prospect of an uncertain future, they create an illusion of certainty by denying the existence of[…]
Tag: creative
Light Through Her Eyes – December Free Choice
She loved the way the light hit the buildings at this time of day. She would talk for hours about how light could change a city. She’d sneak glances at me over her books just[…]
ek shaam judaai ki- free choice
Ek Shaam Judaai Ki (An Evening of Separation) A creative piece inspired by Faiz Ahmed Faiz and broadly retold true events I can’t remember what happened this morning. All I remember is that my[…]
A Love in Spring – Polished Personal
…the nature of human longing and how an individual’s life is shaped by such dreams… My first dream was to fall in love. At 7 I watched every Disney princess movie and while my brothers[…]
Something Lost – Polished Personal (Creative)
– Something Lost – “…the impact of separation in an individual’s life” (Text: Perpetual Motion by Tony Hoagland) The days were hot and the nights were brisk on those seemingly endless roads. It was just[…]
I Worked on the Water – Polished Personal: Constraints
I Worked on the Water An individual’s response to the constraints of convention or circumstance. Source: Angela’s Ashes I worked on the water — or rather, I worked on the ships that sailed in[…]
Something Concealed – A Musical Poetry Emulation
– Musical Poetry Emulation – The following is an attempt at something new. To the world of creative writing I am still a novice; so, to test the waters of this new world I[…]
fly safe, cosmonaut: a polished personal
…the impact of separation on an individual’s life. text: “Perpetual Motion” by Tony Hoagland An eternity ago, I kept a little logbook of how many days I had been in orbit. Now, the seconds[…]
buried beneath the atlantic
you would tell me i was beautiful you would gently brush my curls back and whisper sweet nothings in to my ear fire would spread across my face and you would laugh at the red[…]
Stepping into my Shoes
Hello, and welcome to my first ever blog post! Since this is the starting line of my writing journey, it would only make sense for it to be about the person I currently am, so[…]