“At the time I made a decision, a sensible one, in which love might or might not have had a role to play. What was more appealing, was a promise of a peaceful life that she has had until now,… — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share Image
“Nothing moved him. No sense of remorse could knock him back into reaction; no tears of regret flowed from those weary eyes.This seemingly innocuous… — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share Image
“City was crowded Oh my My so many people Getting on Almost squeezed in the boat People once too many Tahu where was she in this humdrum No address Mother you werent here with me in the city Lost I am completely Lost I am drowning The boatman was but a boy The storm boat was sinking I was sinking… — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share
“No living creature should have to feel so exposed in death, washed up on the beach in mangled meat of bloody distortion.” — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share Image
“Quick lightening crept through unpredictably in toothed lines, followed by bellows from heavens above. Nalia began to run like a petrified black gazelle.” — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share Image
“The green sea tortoise swim unhindered through them; this quiet underworld has here from time immemorial.” — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share Image
“The placid sea shines like an aluminium sheet rolled out to the end of the horizon.” — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share Image
“Their eyes wide open, they stared into empty nothingness. There was silence everywhere. Apart from a few twinkling of stars, masses of dark void… — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share Image
“If one were to typify a place, then these are snapshots that need to be captured. Brazen realities frozen in time; progress impeded because… — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share Image
“At the time I made a decision, a sensible one, in which love might or might not have had a role to play. What… — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share Image
“Bloody evening sky A lonely boat travelled on the ocean of huge waves Headed in search of new land A child was born incognito… — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share Image
“Down by the stream, Rose gathered many unknown little flowers and twigs. Nearby haystacks at the centre of the barn, nothing stirred: nt even… — Mehreen Ahmed Copy Share Image
