As most of the world is under quarantine and adhering to strict social distancing, Eid too will not be celebrated as it usually is. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate – here we have laid out how to do Eid differently, given the current situation. Continue reading #COLLAB: HOW TO HAVE THE BEST STAY-AT-HOME EID
I had never been the person to get frightened easily. In fact, I never really got frightened at all. I was the kind of person that thought horror movies were dumb and too predictable, I could always tell who would die first and who would be the one to survive. I found clowns funny, which wasn’t creepy – or at least I didn’t think it … Continue reading #HORROR-SHORROR: Haunted House
DISCLAIMER: Some of the themes/dialogues in this article deal with abuse and domestic violence, and may be triggering, or uncomfortable for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. I am sitting at the café waiting for Diana; she told me to meet her here, sounding frantic on the phone. ”Meet me at our usual place, at two ‘o clock. I need to meet with … Continue reading #HORROR-SHORROR: ”I could see it on her face…”
And so the frost of winter is melting away, the seeds of love and commitment buried in the soil begin to sprout again, the mild breeze brings in the song of love, harmony and peace. I am standing under a blooming tree, the breeze whispers in my ears, singing a wake up song to my sleeping soul. I can behold the life being awakened by … Continue reading #STORYTIME: Spring: the season of revival
I slowly lowered my eyes as he spoke, my inner voice muting his words. Could this be happening? Did he just say that? What is happening? ‘I’m sorry,’ he said, the look in his large dark eyes neither one of sympathy or courtesy, he was as real as I could read him to be. I felt numbness, it was too much to comprehend after 11 … Continue reading #STORYTIME: The She-Human II
I sat beside her bed, watching the life slowly leave her eyes. I hastily wiped a tear from my eye, because she had made me promise no tears, none at all, but how could she have asked that of me? She was leaving me, leaving this world, and my heart was breaking. Nothing could compare to the pain I felt. I remembered the conversation we … Continue reading #COLLAB: Remember Me
It all started on the 3rd day of summer that year – I found love in an amazing human person. Looking back, I can’t remember my mother’s touch, but I’m sure I was homeless for as long as I can remember. Being homeless was like a nightmare I had to live everyday – like every other street survivor, I had to fend for myself and … Continue reading #STORYTIME: The She-human
2020 is upon us and we are truly blessed to have celebrated two years on the WordPress platform. Other than adding our two cents to the blogging jar, we have loved reading your comments and getting to know you all through our social media! We would like to send a HUGE thank you to our 2019 guest writers and field experts. Without them, our posts … Continue reading Dear GirlOnTheBus fam,
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