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There is a funny little ditty by comedian Chigul about an oft disregarded item - the wire in an underwired bra. Basically it says that...

Apr 16, 20213 min read

The urban dictionary describes somebodiness as a “deep belief in your own dignity and worth. In your own somebody, your own self or...

Apr 7, 20213 min read

A piercing scream rent the uneasy calm that had fallen on Jerusalem. This was no ordinary Sabbath. Mary sank to her knees, her agony too...

Apr 4, 20215 min read

Yesterday, I sent my mother a message wishing her a Happy Mothering Sunday. Okay so maybe yesterday was Monday and certainly not...

Mar 24, 20214 min read

It has to be a sin. To love so strongly and to cut so deeply. Soyayya, ruwan zuma. Love and honey. It must be a sage who thought up the...

Mar 13, 20215 min read

Words swirl around my head, like a twitter of birds I can’t control. It is morning but I remain prone, on my bed. I sink deeper into the...

Mar 11, 20212 min read

His face used to light up when I walked into the room. Smile so wide, his face could hardly contain it. A soft glow would radiate from...

Feb 4, 20211 min read

The soft sound of purposeful footsteps reaches into my trance and brings me firmly back to the present. I don’t look up from my spot on the

Dec 28, 20204 min read