A Speedy Recovery
It was a dream that I’d been chasing since I was a child. But sometimes, the dreams we have can’t last forever...
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- Aug 27, 2019
- 7 min
At 0,000 KM
As one of my favorite poems says, “Thursday’s child has far to go.” I was destined to go afar...
- Aug 24, 2019
- 7 min
A New Lesson
My parents taught us to work hard, help our neighbors and be respectful of others. My mum worked in an office and...
- Aug 19, 2019
- 9 min
From India to Scotland with Love
Traditionally, Indian families want boys, but as they already had a son, my parents welcomed my birth with all their heart...
- Aug 10, 2019
- 8 min
To Smile Is to Heal
My mom had five children to two different men, and I was the second. We were all girls and close in age...
- Aug 9, 2019
- 8 min
The Street Artist
I grew up on a large council estate with high-rise flats as far as the eye could see. It was full of crime, poverty, and drug addicts...
- Aug 7, 2019
- 7 min
The Courage to Move On
Together, they built a family. I had an unusual childhood as my siblings and I were the only mixed-race children in the town...
- Jul 30, 2019
- 7 min
For What I Believed In
...I always said the same thing—I wanted to go to the zoo. Once there, I would head straight for the tiger enclosure...
- Jul 26, 2019
- 6 min
Embracing My Differences
My parents had a marriage of love. I say this because my dad hails from India where he first had an arranged marriage to a girl he barely...
- Jul 23, 2019
- 9 min
Coming back from Rock Bottom
Coming from a conservative town, no one cared to learn why I didn’t have a dad. They just judged my siblings and me for it...
- Jul 12, 2019
- 7 min
What I Was Looking For
I was born...in Bulgaria to immigrant parents...I was the oldest daughter, with a Turkish father who was a Muslim and a Jewish mother...
- Jun 17, 2019
- 7 min
I Buried a Piece of My Soul
My family got smaller when I was 12 after my dad became suddenly ill. He was rushed to hospital and died four months later...
- Jun 11, 2019
- 7 min
When the Sky Is Gray
I had a good early childhood...However, happiness is easy to be interrupted. All that changed when I started secondary school...
- May 11, 2019
- 7 min
Because You Never Know
I grew up watching over my shoulder and trying to keep the peace in our home. Though I breathed the air of misfortune, it did not affect...
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