Personal Stories

How one woman passed me the sacred responsibility of keeping our heritage alive

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I don’t know why I was the only grandchild who truly learned the lesson.

Maybe it

The man who said he couldn’t live without me proved it — by discarding me like rubbish over a whatsapp message.

I was in love! No, we were in love! The kind of all encompassing, every fibre of your being

Tijdens de zomer van 2022 begon ik steeds meer moeite te krijgen met eten en drinken. Het voedsel zakte niet meer goed en bleef steken in mijn slokdarm. Samen met mijn man Harry dacht ik eerst dat het door spanning

A college Holi celebration, a plate of chicken and rice, and a surprise encounter with time distortion.

Disclosure: This story was originally written by me

Merhaba! Ben Aslı. Burada bazen hayatımdan, bazen hatıralarımdan, bazen de ilgimi çeken konulardan bahsedeceğim. Biraz günlük gibi, biraz sohbet havasında bir yer olacak burası.

Öncelikle kendimi tanıtayım. Ben dahiliye uzmanıyım.Uzun yıllar farklı şehirlerde yaşadım ama bazı yerler var ki sadece

I used to think “casual” meant low stakes. Something you could pick up for a few minutes and walk away from like a sane

Aku gak nyangka kalo lagu kesukaanku ini akan terjadi, tapi cuma bagian lirik berikut:

drag me head first, fearless.

Ada-ada saja hidup ini. Aku mulai berpikir hidupku ini ber-genre

Marriage is like a bubble

Sounds familiar, right? Marriage is often seen as a fragile bubble, but what does that bubble look like once motherhood steps inside?

Some people reflect

I remember walking through the streets of Istanbul years ago, passing by these small shops selling wooden wands—some ordinary, some seemingly magical.
There was something about those wands that stirred something in me. I always wanted one, not just as

Hidup sehat itu terdengar mulia, tapi aku belum sampai di sana. Masih ada rokok di saku, jam tidur yang berantakan, dan kebiasaan terbangun di tengah malam seolah tubuhku punya agenda rahasia. Kadang, di malam hari, aku masih menyerah pada godaan