A beautiful piece of writing - clarifying, hopeful and illuminating. I also loved I'm Still Here. I saw many parallels with Pakistan's history of military dictatorships and the politics of memory.
This is such a stunning post that threads so seamlessly so many beautiful ideas. Your writing is golden - and I don't just say that as a friend (and a fellow Natasha!), but as someone who loves the written word. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
i have been reading - wait for it - books off my daughter’s shelf. Varjak Paw - about a mesopotamian blue cat who must get in touch with his roots to save the cats of his neighbourhood from an evil taxidermist.
i’ve escaped into children’s fiction because i need to tap into joy and ridiculousness again - where i need life to be somewhat camouflaged. it’s so wonderful. and i get to finish it in an hour.
A beautiful piece of writing - clarifying, hopeful and illuminating. I also loved I'm Still Here. I saw many parallels with Pakistan's history of military dictatorships and the politics of memory.
This is such a stunning post that threads so seamlessly so many beautiful ideas. Your writing is golden - and I don't just say that as a friend (and a fellow Natasha!), but as someone who loves the written word. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
This is my new favourite substack!!!
i have been reading - wait for it - books off my daughter’s shelf. Varjak Paw - about a mesopotamian blue cat who must get in touch with his roots to save the cats of his neighbourhood from an evil taxidermist.
i’ve escaped into children’s fiction because i need to tap into joy and ridiculousness again - where i need life to be somewhat camouflaged. it’s so wonderful. and i get to finish it in an hour.
love you natasha. we need to have chai soon.