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After a hiatus of more than 2 years, I have decided to restart writing. This blog post recounts my writing journey.

His father was a taciturn man who rarely expressed strong emotions of any kind — whether of love, anger or sorrow. His face rarely...

People across the world knew that it was his birthday and many responded to the alert by typing in small messages. Some posted pictures...

There was something about Madeeha. She seemed interested in what he had to say about traveling and how it had opened his view of the...

We imagine that all romantic stories will have a sigh-worthy romantic beginning. But beginnings are when the heart awakens, when the soul...

Here’s the thing about meeting people after many many years. They are anchored to a version of you that may no longer define you. They...

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who believe that there are more than two kinds of people, and those who don’t. It is...

“I miss you already.” He called to say he missed her barely one-minute after she left for home, having spent a wonderful day together....

They were meeting for the third time in those many weeks. Both their earlier meetings had an essence to them that comes only after years,...

As we lay together with your head on my chest, I run my thumb on the skin over your clavicle where my teeth impressed a crater.  It’s...

He met a girl. She was unlike anyone he’d ever met before. You see, he was always very particular about his kind of girl. He was sure...

I was talking to a friend about relationships. I have known this friend for more than 10 years now. We’ve been each other’s agony aunts...

She had been crying on the phone for a while. She mustered enough words to say, ‘we shouldn’t meet anymore; it’ll help me move on’ and...

She: Happy Birthday! He: Thanks, I guess! She: It’s a little weird, huh? He: Hmmm…not weird but unexpected. You haven’t been wishing me...

Today I had a dream. A terrible one. You were blind. It made me feel helpless but you didn’t seem too perturbed. It was almost as if you...

‘I love you for what you make me want to become.’ ‘I love you for who I am when I am with you.’ ‘I love the fact that you can invoke some...

He terribly missed an old friend today. She was much more than just a friend though. They had met early in college and kept in touch...

A personal story from a pen-friend turned out to be profoundly healing.  Below’s what she wrote (names have been changed for...

She: I am torn – whether be alone and selfish, and reach my own goals doing what I want or be with him. So the price is loneliness, which...

She: Hey…I found another good program, which is work and travel. I will make some money and get some sun. He: Great! So what freaks you...