Jan 18, 2007
from the archives
Tweet Three poppies from back in the day, before we knew the things we know now, and after we learnt most of the important stuff. (lengthier feel-good retrospective inner-fuzzy-smiley aw-shucks-sweet post to... read more
Dec 27, 2006
2006 – The Retrospective (revisited)
Tweet I begin to fold up 365 days. I catalogue tokens, tickets and stubs marking experientials, things I did (and didn’t) along with habits I failed (and the ones that failed me). I put these into piles; Discard and Memento. Some of these will carry me into the years that proceed (Allah willing), some will drag water. I must choose wisely, the things to... read more
Aug 18, 2006
scribbles…(1)
Tweet There is no elegant, poised way to clutch a crayon. As your fingers fist-wrap around the wax and shoulders hunch instinctively over paper, this world of adult falls away in scales. The little stub of wax; is now the portkey to the land where imagination startles bright, where friends are forgiven with pinkie-hugs and “I want to be a discover and a... read more
Apr 12, 2006
Saaleha doesn’t live here anymore
Tweet I’ve got a small-town heart and a big-city mind. And after 22 years of living in the ‘ville, I’m moving closer to the big, bad, beautiful city. Azaadvile wasn’t exactly Ed’s Shit Towne, it was more like the “the muftis live up the street from me, the fiqh-dealers live down the street from me”. Think small town,... read more
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