About last month. Actually, an entire month. That’s how long it has been since I heard ‘em. Words. Words. What else do I love more than their soft, unwavering power to make things go and take shapes of wonder? Those who know me, know I am a logophile – to spot member of the community … More Meeting Words, once again.
This House of Clay and Water by Faiqa Mansab My rating: 5 of 5 stars Forbidden Love – A diktat in itself, unleashed on unsuspecting hearts like an ouroboros where forbidden swallows love and yet appears whole, showing no signs of damage. No one knows the pain except the latter that is now usurped by … More Book Review: This House of Clay and Water by Faiqa Mansab (2017)
The Letter Killers Club by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky My rating: 5 of 5 stars Stop! Yes, You! Stop! Don’t Read Any Further! No, I’m serious! Like SERIOUS! STOP! I’m not going to repeat! STOP, RIGHT, HERE! Ha, you didn’t listen, did you? Well then, be prepared to sever ties with only ever thing that made your enriching circle of reading, comprehending, … More Book Review: The Letter Killers Club by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky (1976)
Buon Compleanno, Mr. Calvino. You know, your name invokes multiple emotions in me; some I can put in words, others I cannot. Basically, what you do is exactly this: treat me like a friend but never lemme forget even for a second that you belong to a different world, a mystique and scintillating land, way beyond … More Happy Birthday, Italo Calvino!
In many ways, this is not my first step. Expression is an integral part of everyone’s life. Mine is no different. Like those observing eyes can never blink without capturing a scene, that heart can never beat without letting an expressive current, flow. Each one of us see, feel, ponder, absorb and reflect. But the … More First Step
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