They don't know you. You don't know them. You write something. They happen to read it. They end up crying. You end up winning. This is basically how any really good piece of writing works. The genre doesn't matter. The age gap between the writer and reader doesn't matter. The stark difference in the lives [...]
Author: Mia Winhertt
Old Friends
You are friends with someone. You can talk endlessly to them. Over time, due to personal or work commitments, the two of you slowly lose touch. But then one fine day, one of you calls the other or the two of you bump into each other and you pick up from exactly where you left. [...]
We In Our Stories
Every story we write may have different characters, settings and themes. But there is a constant that always slides in effortlessly in each of them. That constant is us - the writer. Here, I am not referring to the style of the author but the characteristics that the author possesses as a person. Somehow, somewhere, [...]
When A Woman Speaks
You like it when we sing. You love it when we whisper sweet nothings. You fall for us when we smile saying nothing. But when we speak - speak aloud - about issues that really bother us as women, most of you turn a deaf ear. Men! I know some really courteous men. They know [...]
Blessing
Be a blessing if you really want one. We all love it when someone says to us, "God bless you!" It sounds so much better than "thank you" or "good day" or "take care" or any other sort of closing remark. No matter how low we are feeling, it gives us a little hope. It [...]
I Choose You, Stranger
He was the love of her life. There were no two ways about it. Yet when anyone asked, she would always brush aside their "vague" thoughts. Maybe, she wasn't sure. Maybe, she was scared to admit it. "So the two of you are going to end up together, right?" they would remark. "What? Us? Are [...]
When You Truly Care
Imagine this scenario. You have to be somewhere. Some people are counting on you. It could have a long-term effect on you. But there is a small hitch and you end up not going. What will people say when they get to know about it? If they like you, they will try to find out [...]
Paint Me Pink
"Seriously, pink?" "Oh, yeah! Why not??" It is believed that a person's favourite colour says a lot about that person. Yet, when anyone declares pink as their best-liked hue, eyebrows are raised. If it is a woman who says so, she is deemed as too girly - someone who never really grew up. And if [...]
Irshaad
"Irshaad..." is an Urdu word used to encourage someone to recite a couplet or poem. There is a ring to the word which casts a spell-like effect wherever it is heard. It makes the people around attentive to listen to the poetry. But why? Why do we like poetry? What is it about a fancily [...]
A Well-Known Story
He yearned for nothing more than her attention in high school. She yearned for everything but him. He got ready to take her to the prom when her date didn't arrive. Unaware, she rushed out the moment her date arrived an hour late. He was left heart-broken when his first wife left him. She left [...]
