Fiction and the unconscious

The outcome of the referendum seems certain to divorce us from the European Union. But Britain itself has already been internally fractured by an angry campaign full of dishonest threats and promises. The leading promoters of Brexit were mainly responsible.
29 July 2016

Breaking Writer's Block

Whether it's a page or screen devoid of words, writer's block can get crippling. Most of us know “advice” such as taking a walk, having coffee, changing writing tool or going on vacation, is hardly helpful.
27 July 2016

At Last, I Came Back

At last, I came back.
22 July 2016

LINES FROM EXILE

See, such a beautiful sparrow is
22 July 2016

The Man

It was midnight. The man was lying dead; his head had hit the edge of the sidewalk and then cracked open, the blood was slowly but
22 July 2016

Back to Printed Books

Lured by the countless “Addicted to the smell of books” posts and photos of stacks for summer reading, I decided that perhaps it might not be a terrible idea to revert back to paperbacks and hardcover books.
20 July 2016

New Books

New Books
17 July 2016

Mankind's power to overcome adversities

The novel “Mysterious Island” by Jules Verne is an adventure fiction which mixes mystery with mankind's power to overcome hostile circumstances. It was first published in 1874 written in a classical narrative form. This is really exhilarating for me to review this book after 150 years of its publication. Certainly, its writer Jules Verne has been successful that people still remember his works with honour which are still alive and unquestionably entertaining.
17 July 2016

Bangabandhu rejuvenated for children

Amid a plethora of books on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Husne Ara Shahed's “Amader Priyo Bangabandhu” comes as a praiseworthy venture.
17 July 2016

Mahabharata viewed in a new perspective

MAHABHARATA, an ancient Indian epic, literally means 'Great India' and propagates 'eternal truth' for humanity. Of all the epics of the
17 July 2016

MINDFUL MUSINGS - MELBOURNE JOURNAL

Work and hope: the salt and sugar of life. Our future is built on the foundation of these two elements. Grandma is reminded of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, from which
15 July 2016

An Acrostic

Not to embrace.
15 July 2016

The Leader

You are oblivious of the ache in your own heart...
15 July 2016

First Song before My Second Death

Is this the world whose soil gave away for long
1 July 2016

The Shame of Return

To catch the last train, I've kind of run all the way to the station and glimpsed
1 July 2016

West, East

The white woman and her husband fell into silence again. About a while ago the train was heading east, and now,
1 July 2016

Of REDS & Silver

Ever since the end of Harry Potter, I have been searching for a book that would grab a place in my heart like our beloved wizarding world did, and this is it.
29 June 2016

The Great Burial

The heron had dreams in her wings
24 June 2016

Traffic Lights

The traffic signal turned red. I was in the front seat. My nephew, Ron was driving towards home, thoughtful as he looked straight
24 June 2016

Of Music and Passion

The sargam falls silent
24 June 2016