You Can’t Go Home Again by Sarvat Hasin is a collection of interrelated stories that is bound to haunt you with its fluid narrative and ambiguous endings. Mostly set in Pakistan, it explores a thread of friendship and mysticism in the lives of a group of Pakistani men and women. Within the span of its 164Continue reading “Book Review — You Can’t Go Home Again by Sarvat Hasin”
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Telltale Reality
Walls groan and Staircases sigh. The ceiling rat-a-tats With fictional marbles. Doors whine, Reminiscent of the old. Curtains quarrel So as to invite stories. A dilapidated house. It clings to its inhabitants. It lives long after they are gone. It sleeps blanketed by their memories. And wakes again, ready for more. – Meera
The One With The Friends
“No manual?” appalled, she asked. “Yes, good Lady. Who’s to know how they function? We know no better than you.” Martha was running late. Her mother had demanded that she get a friend of some sort, they were all the fad. She was in for a beating, lest she quickly figured out how to workContinue reading “The One With The Friends”
Indian Epics and Questionable Decisions
Disclaimer – No offense meant to anyone through this post. If it struck you as negative or outrageous, please turn the other way and know I mean no harm. This is not some rant about how silly/bad the Indian epics are (because they are not!) but a general wondering about why people do what they do. Continue reading “Indian Epics and Questionable Decisions”
Tammy Ruggles on Social Issues
Hey you guys, This is a spotlight feature on an author, Tammy Ruggles, who has written quite a few short stories about prevalent issues like bullying, suicide, abuse etc. I, personally haven’t read any of the short stories, but they seem to be very relatable to many especially incorporating magic realism in one of the books, IContinue reading “Tammy Ruggles on Social Issues”
The Life Stories 