Weekend Coffee Share : the wise and the bully.
In my last Weekend Coffee Share post, I wrote about the wind of change and this nagging feeling a big change was coming my way. Back then, I thought it was meant […]
Berber kilims : every carpet tells a story. #MoroccanFridays
Salam Aleykoum! It’s the 1st Friday of the month and we’re back for another Moroccan Friday, a series in which I aim to shine a light on the country I grew up in. […]
The road less travelled by.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference. This quote was recently mentioned in […]
Discover the world in music… PART II, The Middle East
Music, like proverbs, is the mirror of a culture. The aim of this series if to take you around the world in music, to help you discover authentic melodies, foreign cultures […]
Discover the world in music… PART I, Eastern Europe.
Music is an integral part of my routine. I wake up to it, drink coffee to it, write to it, daydream to it… You get the gist. A few months […]
Why every writer needs a storyboard (and how to use it)
Ever since I began writing my novel, I have made some great friends – helping friends, with no flesh but a heaps of potential. This sounds like a riddle and […]
Alan Rickman, I hate cancer with all my heart, now more than ever.
First David Bowie, now Alan Rickman. The internet is flooded with statements of the sort. I will admit, Alan Rickman’s death affects me a lot more. I am so grateful […]
The world is 4.543 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as…?
Four days ago, Dean Podesta tweeted the statement above. Two days ago, David Bowie passed away. A dark coincidence yet an opportune moment to reflect upon the great minds surrounding us. I […]
The Noh Smile.
I have never danced the tango. And I have never been on a space walk. Yet somehow, my life at the moment feels like a strange amalgamation of both. A […]
Six secrets to becoming a Metaphor Master.
The writer has many best friends. Among them there is confidence, imagination, the internet, the library, a dictionary and so many more I could probably justify starting a series on […]
Merry Christmas from nine year old me!
I haven’t been very present around here but I have been spending time at home and with the family – the batteries are slowly recharging. In the meantime, I want […]
7 clichés about failure and success
In light of recent events, I have come to realise how much I hate clichés. In fact, there seems to be an unspoken bond between clichés and failure. Just wait […]
A writer's caravan 