PinnedSyed Muztaba AliThe Cat Lady of ClementineTimothee poured some tea into the feeding bowl for his cat. The cats of Clementine were famous for preferring tea, made with delicious…Dec 2, 2022Dec 2, 2022
Syed Muztaba AliBaateinBut I do not know how to tell you I am sad I am angry I am hurting And I don’t know whyMar 26Mar 26
Syed Muztaba AliPondicherry PharmacyIt was my first time travelling solo and my very first time in Tamil Nadu, as foreign a land for a Bengali guy who has grown up in Kolkata…Jun 5, 2023Jun 5, 2023
Syed Muztaba AliA Very Expensive CigaretteIt was a nice cool sunny morning at the railway station. The train had just stopped at Palghar. And Varun got the opportunity that he had…Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023
Syed Muztaba AliThe Sea TakesIt was a ship whose anchors pulled it down and down and down. The choppy waters slowly engulfed the moving ship. But the ship wasn’t moving…Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023
Syed Muztaba AliThe Knife and the ManHe sat there contemplating. The smoke from the half-smoked cigarette rose in a mist in the stuffy old room. Old beer sat in bottles on the…Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023
Syed Muztaba AliThe Red LightAmal lay on his bed, his razai pulled right up to the neck, some song blasting into his ears on his headphones, but nothing registered. Not…Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023
Syed Muztaba AliJerusalem, the Pond and Everything ElseThe universe works in a balance. A very fine balance. Everything within it demands a balance too. And the system moves around, writhes…Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022
Syed Muztaba AliIn the Mood for LoveHer eyes drifted from ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ and caught sight of a beautiful young man, who sat across her but on the next…Dec 4, 2022Dec 4, 2022
Syed Muztaba AliJeremiah and the SoulIn a corner of the earth far far away from the humans, there was a place where the great sagely turtles went on a pilgrimage at least once…Dec 3, 2022Dec 3, 2022
