A Year of Challenges and Growth in 2023 As we close the chapter on 2023, it’s time to cradle the memories that have tenderly woven themselves into the fabric of our lives. This year, with all its jagged edges and soft, warm corners, has been a tale of resilience, growth, and the quiet but resolute …
A Review of “The People In the Tree” by Hanya Yanagihara I was horrified and yet deeply moved by the dark, frightening tale she woven in her second book, A Little Life which i read first a few years ago. With The People in the Trees, Yanagihara’s powerful debut book, I’m convinced she has staying power …
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moving out Fifty days ago, at the age of 41, I made the courageous decision to leave my family home, escaping a life that had been marred by years of emotional and physical abuse. The toxic relationships with my father and sister had grown unbearable, suffocating my spirit and eroding my self-worth. The choice to …
workout schedule nov. 2022 Day 1 Sit ups=15×4 Side bent=15×4 Leg raise=15×4 Multi ab crunch =15×4 Bar twist=50×4 Plunk=1min 3time Day 2 Multi flat press=14×5 Incline multi press=14×4 Flat dumbbell press=15×4 Petrol fly=14×5 Pullover=15×4 Barbell curl=15×4 Hammer curl=15×4 Pitcher curl=15×4 Day 3 Lat pulldown =15×5 Cable row =15×4 Machine row=15×5 Reverse lat pulldown=15×4 One arm …
happy birthday Forty years ago, in a moment of unguarded passion, my parents brought me into this wild, beautiful, and often repulsive place we call the world. The family scrapbook, now lost to time and memory, tells me my first birthday was a grand affair, though none of the evidence remains. When my mother was …
what I eat in a day Every morning, at 5:30, I get up. I start by having two glasses of warm water mixed with lemon juice. I wash up, I pray, and I meditate. Around 6:30, I make a glass of beet juice. I have three little, thin rooties along with mixed vegetables for breakfast …
Night, Before Dawn Illustration: Nahfia Jahan Monni Jamil: Just Another Night Every time Jamil has a night shift, he feels like quitting his job. Staying up all night, two nights in a week! Sleeping during the day is just not the same thing. But this is his own doing. When he studied Hotel Management, he …
Debi: A visual treat lacking a consistent narrative When you step into a theatre to watch a film based on a very popular book, you take your seat with certain expectations. Based on Humayun Ahmed’s popular novel of the same name, Debi is no exception. I really wanted to see the story made into a television …
why not married? People often ask me why I’m still unmarried, sometimes with the same urgency as if they’re trying to solve a national crisis. It’s as if my singlehood is causing some kind of cosmic imbalance. Everyone is concerned—my tailor, my aunts, my colleagues, even the vegetable seller down the street! My mother, bless …
cheating Oh, what a dreadfully ugly word: cheating. It slithers into our consciousness, leaving behind a trail of discomfort and disdain. We search for synonyms—deceit, deception, dishonesty—but none capture the full weight of its disgrace. We despise cheating, we condemn it, yet we find ourselves ensnared by it, defending our actions with the flimsiest of …
