2017 ACHIEVEMENTS
2017 was a year of huge changes and big risks. In this post, I talk about my biggest achievements of the year, from starting my own business to facing difficult emotions.
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The Afterlife
Where do we go when we die? Heaven, reincarnation or do we become trees? Read this poem I wrote exploring the possibilities.
Read MoreDog Vs. Human
A short story suggesting similarities between dogs and humans. I’m always fascinated by how much humans can relate to animals and this piece helped me explore that.
Read MoreBODY
Who do our bodies belong to? Us, our lovers, God? This is a short story that explores the concept of being in a contract with your body.
Read MoreJUNE : 2
What once was a velvety swirl of beaten eggs, sparkling sugar, soft white flour and melting butter transforms slowly into golden wonders in cake shaped paper houses, rising and forming and rounding all by themselves… Baking is an art.
Read MoreI WISH IT COULD BE SUMMER EVERY DAY
“I wish it could be summer every day,
time precious and tasty in your palms
where laziness is no sin.”
This is a piece mixed with poetry, reflective writing and three very short stories.
Read MoreCOMING HOME
You do the calculations. Money missing. Door open. Mum promising she locked all the windows. And it is in the ecstasy of fear and in the tremble of your voice that you rush to admit… “our house has been robbed.”
Read MoreSECRETS
She told me secrets. Great secrets. And I didn’t want to forget a single one of them.
Read MoreWORDS
The backdrop is newspaper. Decades and decades of newspaper, draped up against the wall. There’s a story about the first man on the moon and hey, there’s that really bad terrorist attack. Bad stories and good stories. Near the edge of the newspaper backdrop, there are three cheerleaders standing at the sidelines with megaphones. They […]
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