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The Sour Writer

As I peep out of the window sill on a Saturday afternoon sipping coffee the last thing I wanna do is write. I would rather watch a movie or read a book or go out with friends or do anything but fucking writing. It sucks to write, its never good enough, it isolates you from the rest of the world, leaves you stranded, makes you find patterns and overthink stuff you should not. Its a pain. The words stab your mind with all these ideas, so fucked up they can shake your soul. Thank god I am not a writer. I just cannot.  The problem is, its way too draining, I don't think I am ready for that investment.  So I left my house, far far away from a pen and paper, dived right into the real world. It was so much fun. Everything felt like a game and I kept playing. One day I got sick and I could not play. I could not do anything. I took turns on my bed cursing everything that lead me to that bed. I had to do something to get rid of this devil in my head screaming day and night. I asked him ...

The Old Woman

In the past two decades there has been some key transformation in gender roles and the focus of parents towards empowering their girls has grown rapidly. Girls who are born during the past decade are less likely to face the prejudices common in the older generations. Technology has helped more people find solutions to bridge gap between sexes. Today's woman regardless of her age is aware of her freedom and can fight for her rights. She is modern, independent, driven and confused.  Why confused? She is confused because the world around her is a paradox.  On one hand is this woman who is full of hope, acceptance and radical ideas that she idolizes, and on the other is this woman who is left behind by our tech-savvy generation.  This woman is her mother, grandmother, aunt, house help or maybe the wife of her colleague. She was brought up in a patriarchal society where she was judged on the basis of her skin colour, body shape and everything other than her mind. She was taugh...