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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...
Oct 14, 20196 min read


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 27, 20197 min read


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 24, 20197 min read


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 19, 20199 min read


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 10, 20198 min read


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 9, 20198 min read


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...
Aug 7, 20197 min read


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 30, 20197 min read


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 26, 20196 min read


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 23, 20199 min read


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...
Jul 12, 20197 min read


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 17, 20197 min read


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...
Jun 11, 20197 min read


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...
May 11, 20197 min read
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