"What? You want to leave everything you have got till now and start over? From scratch?" they asked. "I want to start afresh," she said. "It's the same! Plus, it's insane," they emphasised. "What if it will make me happy?" she asked. "What if you end up disappointed?" they asked back. "At least I would [...]
Tag: Finding oneself
Call Me My Age
Call me my age Because I won't have it any other way. Treat me my age Because I have earned it anyway. I am a lady, No longer a girl. It's no longer "Sadie," "Sarah" can't be taken for a whirl. My looks might deceive But my words will not. What my past did receive, [...]
What’s in a Name?
The name we go by becomes our identity. It is something we hear innumerable times each day and every single time, we pay attention when it's taken. It is what we are introduced as to people we might have never even come across. So many emotions connected to us ring in the hearts of people [...]
Only Dreaming, No Doing
When she signed up for the architecture course of five long years, the only thing Mia was sure about was that she had more than enough time to become an author. She thought that somehow, something will happen and she would find herself writing everyday thereafter. She dreamed how "very soon" she would no longer draw [...]
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 [...]
Our Writing Changes With Us
Has it ever happened to you that years after you wrote something, you read it and were like, "I wrote this???" The words in front of your eyes seemed to be painting a picture that looked a little silly, over-the-top or at times even unrelatable? Yet, you know for a fact that you did indeed [...]
An Author You'll Remember 