A Soloist

A Soloist

“Woman”, is a suffocating word in her dictionaryAlways approach them in wearyAnother phase, another elegiac memoryShe opened her baggage, though it was so teary.Trying to build a “might be” good story. A warm light is comingComforting and mesmerizingTo let her life a...
The Architecture of Absence

The Architecture of Absence

There was a place once, tucked between the slow bends of an unremarkable street, where the sun lingered just long enough to spill in crooked, golden ribbons across the cracked tiles. It smelled of damp cement, of rain pressed into the earth, of fried shallots from the...
Turning Setbacks Into Strength

Turning Setbacks Into Strength

In 2021, I was invited to co-found a private limited company. My husband supported the idea, while I hesitated, uncertain if we were truly ready. Still, I chose to take the leap. By 2022–2023, the company was thriving. Our finances were stable, and I even had the...
Single, Unavailable Doctor

Single, Unavailable Doctor

It is stressful to be 35, single and a doctor. People keep telling me I am an “eligible bachelor.” I have been receiving proposals from families I have never even met and even strangers. The pressure is constant. My parents have long given up on me, I think. They’ve...