Reflection

Reflection

CREATIVE NONFICTION / Ink, jasmine, and the ghost of Ma: Unlearning my father

When it comes to our fathers, especially the ones who try to be good men, a rampant affliction known as patriarchy has left us with no language to imagine them outside of what they were to others. Strip away the roles, and what’s left?

2d ago

REFLECTION / Ammu reads

Throughout my school years, Ammu would assign a different writer for me to read during each vacation

1m ago

REFLECTIONS / The first Mockingjay

How Haymitch Abernathy and Katniss Everdeen mirror each other’s legacy

1m ago

REFLECTIONS / Durga and the Bangali identity crisis

I am compelled to ask what being a Bangali even means today: What shapes our ethnic identity?

8m ago

REFLECTIONS / Sertraline is killing my poetry

At some point, it started turning into hyper-productivity, because more task completion meant more serotonin. My writing, on the other hand, shifted from my internal world to the problems of the external world.

8m ago

REFLECTIONS / Nawab Faizunnesa was here

The Dhaka-Cumilla bus tickets are Tk 250 for non-AC, Tk 350 for AC, and Tk 400 for AC VIP. Window seats must be negotiated on the spot. The journey takes three to six hours, past the old capital of Sonargaon, where the moisture in the air inspired the muslin, across the Gomati river and into Cumilla town on the Tropic of Cancer.

8m ago

REFLECTIONS / In harmony

These are our shared dreams that inspire a sense of community–we are all in it together.

9m ago

REFLECTIONS / The lack of fantasy at Boi Mela

With Ekushey Boi Mela now in full swing, the excitement surrounding the discovery of new releases should be hanging palpably in the air.

1y ago

Reading for spirituality during Ramadan

A unique opportunity to enhance one's spirituality and reflect on one's faith

2y ago
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