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Literature Festival Takes Karachi By Storm
Part of the fun of Literature Festivals is meeting old friends and aquaintances. I've known Qaisra Shaharaz for some thirty years. But since meeting her when I was a literature development worker in Read more [...]
Nobody Left The Same As When They Came. (2nd event in karachi)
The downpour disappears as quick as it came and the sunshine lifts spare water back to the sky. It's my time to begin. I'm in The Sunflower Room. This event was special, virtually spiritual. I know Read more [...]
An introduction to Karachi via Mr Avari
After the first day it is the first night and all the authors and dignitaries are welcomed to the Karachi Literature Festival 2013 by Dinax and Dinshaw B. Avari at their villa by the festival venue by Read more [...]
The First Event in Karachi: Picture Story.
The Brtish Council Karachi in collaboration with River Oaks Academy brought together a selection of students and teachers from ten Karachi schools in a venue called PIACC. It’s my first event of Read more [...]
Cupid The Chubby Drone and a Lesson in Love
A favourite lyric of mine is by octogenarian soul man BB King in a ditty called Better Not Look Down. He describes a beautiful woman walking by “If the arrows from cupid's bow, that had passed Read more [...]
Funny Valentine Spaceman. One small step.
I've been wanting to share this short story for a while. Walking down the high street in a space suit is not easy. It was rented from a fancy dress shop called Who Do You Think You Are? It was Read more [...]
Invisible Kisses
INVISIBLE KISSES
written by Lemn Sissay
If there was ever one
Whom when you were sleeping
Would wipe your tears
When in dreams you were weeping;
Who would offer you time
When others demand;
Whose Read more [...]
On my previous visit to Pakistan
I am flying to Karachi in a few hours, to Karachi Literature Festival . About a month ago I visited Islamabad and the vice chancellor of Fatima Jinnah University gave me a plaque. Read more [...]
The highest light of them all.
It's been a week full of highlights but this is the highest light of them all. His name is Jason Smith and he wrote to me out of the blue . I asked him if I could publish his message in this blog Read more [...]