Notice Me, Senpai!
Oh! You did!
Whenever someone asks me to introduce or tell something about myself, I start sweating. How do you put yourself out there for everyone to know? But this time I am actually excited to talk to my fellow writers who are going to help me grow and appreciate my progress. I am new to Medium and Illumination so there are a few things I am yet to learn. I would like to thank Dr Mehmet Yildiz for accepting me into this community and Selma for helping me polish this story.
Two things about me might have been evident by now. First, I really love cats. Please tell me if there is a potion that turns humans into cats so I can sleep all day and have furry friends. Second, I am quite an introvert. No wonder I prefer books over people. I am an ardent book lover which is one of the reasons why I write. Books made me realize how powerful words can be. Few of my other obsessions are Harry Potter, minions, and BuzzFeed quizzes. Currently, I am working for Restronomy.com, a website that emphasizes on recent updates and resources for the restaurant industry.
As a kid, I was very shy and silent. My family was worried if I will ever talk. Always watched T.V. or played alone. It took me some time to open up. The reason I was like that is that my mother, sister and I left my abusive father’s house when I was almost 5 years old. We started our lives from scratch in a different city with the help of my mother’s family.
My mother worked for many years in the world of accountancy but now that my sister has grown up and taken over the steering wheel, she is living her best life. My sister is a Chartered Accountant. I am pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management. My end goal is to have my own food truck and flourish as a writer. I love the idea of being my own boss.
Living in an all-female house, knowing how our previous life was, has encouraged me to learn and read about intersectional feminism and activism every day. It inspired me to make my voice heard. One of the best ways to express oneself is to write. So, I started writing poetry on Instagram. But now that I have my own personal space here on Medium where people would really want to know and read what I have to say, there’s no going back.
To sum up what you can expect from me as a writer, I wrote a little poem.
I write to change the world,
And make my voice heard.
To make stories for a child,
Or a poem for love so blind.
I write to journal my life,
Every win and every fight.
Call me Taylor or Jane Austen,
For I will talk about lovers, books & women.
My words are my superpower,
To inspire and reform our society for better.
Thank you for reading my introduction. I hope it managed to give you a glimpse of me as a person and as a writer. I look forward to reading and learning from all of you.
Below are the links to my previous work-
