Little magazine

The latest issue of Papercuts is out! My gorgeous blogger friend Mahwash Badar's written for us this time, along with several other talented writers. This is a special issue for me (well, actually all of them are) because it's my last one as Editor. Check it!


Papercuts Vol. 9 - Tall Tales

My Beautiful Literette

Here is a blogpost I wrote this morning for Desi Writers Lounge about Hanif Kureishi at the first day of the Karachi Literature Festival. 


KLF 2012 - A Conversation with Hanif Kureishi

It's an uninspiring title, but I realised a little while ago that it gives the erroneous impression that I was in conversation with him. Ergo the title remains as is.

You speaka da English?

Me: Solom, you want more fries?


Solom: YAS.


Me: Betay what's 'yas'? It's 'yes', okay?


Solom (nodding vigorously): Okay, yas.

Here's something you'll want to do

One of my favourite bloggers is running an essay contest on her blog! The theme is Modern Love - super interesting and so open to interpretation. She's promising to publish each entry AND there's a prize. So don't just hang around with your mouth open... check it out!!!

Cooking up a storm

Conversation between Solom and me, making pizza this evening.


Me: Look Solom! What is this?


Solom: MAMA. This is MUSHROOM.


Me: Garlic.


S: This is GAARIC.


Me (waving bowl under his nose): What does it smell like? Does it smell sweet?


S: NO.


Me: Then? What does it smell like?


S: MAMA. It smells like... it smells like MUSHROOM and BUTTER and SALT and ANDA and TOAST and JUICE and CANDY and OTHER THINGS and... and SCHOOL.


Me: Really.


S: Mama, Solom school jaey ga.