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Mine is late night. About 11:30 on a weekday, after the traffic has gone and the roads finally breathe. I don't live there full time…

Before every exam in school, my mother stood at the door with a steel spoon of sugar. I had to eat it standing up, no water. She said…

In June I put 4 pots on our balcony. 2 tomato plants, 1 mint, 1 chilli that my neighbour gave me. First month went better than I deserved.…

First day of engineering college, 2009. My mother ironed my shirt twice and made me wear black shoes. I took the 9:10 bus from Ameerpet…

In our house you could not go to bed with wet hair. This was not a suggestion. My mother would stand at the bedroom door with a towel until…

Cleaning the cupboard last weekend I found a small diary from 2016, my first year in Riyadh. I'd forgotten I ever kept one. Blue cover,…

3.1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 50. That's 32 after the point. I typed that from memory. I learned it in class 9 because a boy named…

Two years ago I lent my friend Zaid a thick cricket book that my uncle had given me. He said he'd read it in a week. I asked once after a…

I can't work in a silent room. It sounds dumb but it's true. After 10 minutes my mind wanders. In school I thought everyone needed total…

My friend Faisal was 50 minutes late to my birthday dinner last year. His excuse was perfect. He said there was a big wedding procession…