“Thunder: A Bad Omen” by Imaan Siddiq

So clear, so loud, You make me deaf. So bright and dark, You make me blind. Your electrocuted network of veins, And daylight at night, Your bright fluctuations, That brings me on the edge, Of a petrifying story in the middle of the night. Your roaring, yelling and grumbling, It makes me quiver. The rattling […]

8 Books That Changed My Life

I believe that every book is a teacher that teaches you something new, something different. I have never read a book that has not taught me anything. Now what you learn from the book depends on the genre, the writer, the language and even your own perception. Often times you won’t even remember the entire […]

How Reading Altered My Childhood

There is an ancient Chinese Proverb that a book is like a garden carried in a pocket and even though as a child I never understood it, now I do. As humans and as diverse individuals we always look for a certain activity that provides us an escape route from the shackles of daily life […]

“Dear Wind,” by Imaan Siddiq

You cup me up and take me to elevated heights, You wipe my tears with your ghastly hands, You transport my spirit to places unknown, Oh Dear Wind, You carry in your bosom, Sounds oblivious to my ears. Sights imperceptible to my vision, And smells that invigorate my body. From narrow streets to wide rivers, […]

A Wave of Change – A Short Story by Imaan Siddiq

As I stood over the edge of existence and mortality I felt as if I was suspended by the thinnest of threads over a dark ditch waiting to either fall down to my death or to hold on to the last shred of hope that was fading away inch by inch. I could see my […]

“Time” by Imaan Siddiq

The light peeped in from the hole, In the shape of time. The time we had and the one we lost. It was no more than a ticking clock. Thee said, “Time is eternal”, How come life be then mortal? For mortality seeks revenge On the plodding needle That once passed without any accusations. […]