‘Twas the night before…

‘Twas the night before… Ramadan, when all through the house, Everyone was ingesting all food in sight, even uncooked broccoli sprouts, The sweets decorated the fridge shelves with care, In hopes tomorrow “Magherb” will hastily be there.    Families devout, for 29 days this time they said, Religiously following their television sets, And mamma will … Continue reading

Lifeless at Thirty Three

Disclaimer: This story takes place in Dubai, any similarity to Kuwait is completely coincidental, and all alcoholic consumption was therefore not breaking the law… So I turned thirty three… there used to be a time when I would celebrate my birthday by consuming shots that total to the number of years I have successfully survived… … Continue reading