Creative Writing

  IT'S PERFECTLY OKAY TO WALK AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHEN YOU'RE FEELING STRESSED OUT BECAUSE THESE CONVOS CAN GET INTENSE AND THEY TAKE AWAY THAT LITTLE BIT OF HAPPINESS THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU KEPT HOLDING ONTO. WELL IF YOU'RE FEELING LIKE YOU'RE GONNA EXPLODE WITH ALL THE STRESS THAT'S MAKING YOU WISH THAT THE GROUND WOULD OPEN UP AND SWALLOW YOU UP BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE UNTIL THEY POINT OUT YOUR IMPERFECTIONS BECAUSE YOUR PERSONALITY ISN'T MEETING SOMEONE'S EXPECTATION OF PERFECTION UNTIL THEY'RE TELLING YOU YOU'RE A DISAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT. INFACT THESE CONVERSATIONS MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BURSTING INTO FLAMES BECAUSE EVERYONE SEES YOU AS A CHILD WHEN YOU'RE A SPECIAL PERSON THAT DOESN'T FIT INTO PEOPLE'S MOULDS OF PERFECTION BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT A EMOTIONLESS ROBOT LIKE THE REST OF YOUR PERFECT OLDER SIBLING.  ANYWAY ENOUGH OF MY RAMBLING I'M GONNA LET YOU GUYS SIT BACK AND RELA...

  I HAVEN'T WRITTEN IN A WHILE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TAKIN' A BACKSEAT ON WRITING TO OBSERVE AND GET MORE INTEL FOR YOU GUYS SO I CAN PUT SOME NEW STUFF TO THE TABLE. ANYWAY CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS WERE OK AND THAT'S A SHITTY WAY TO DESCRIBE IT CUZ THEY'RE MEANT TO BE FUN AND STRESS FREE BUT THEY WEREN'T BECAUSE I WAS PUT THROUGH THE WRINGER OF LECTURES AND THIS WAS STRESSFUL BECAUSE I WAS DOING AN ASSIGNMENT AND ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE THE DEADLINE I SUBMITTED THE WRONG THING WHICH CAUSED ME A LOT OF STRESS. ENOUGH ABOUT ME GUYS I'M GONNA TAKE YOU BACK TO THE GENERALISATION OF IT ALL SO GUYS JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX WHILE READING THIS SO WHERE EVER YOU ARE READING THIS FROM JUST KNOW THAT I'M GONNA BLOW YOUR MIND WITH THESE WORDS OF ADVICE 'WHEN THEY LECTURE YOU DON'T FORGET TO BACK YOURSELF UP EVEN IF YOU'RE CRYING JUST REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE AN AMAZING PERSON AT THE END OF THE DAY AND PEOPLE DON'T WANNA SEE HOW BRIGHT YOU SHINE AT THE END OF TH...

  The Prodigy Hours of blood sweat and tears poured into it Words on the page of the magazine You made me famous All the lights in the city flashing like a camera taking my picture A collaboration of brown people’s work coming together It’s all written from the heart and soul It’s representing the voices of South Asians across the globe A real life prodigy walking down the red carpet of the graphic design world Talking about real life issues that we’re facing everyday The pages are filled with raw passion that lights a room up in flames So take a moment to pull out your phones and check out @juicedroplet  

                          “What does it mean to be Brown?” Nabilah Patel Skin colour doesn’t need to define me as a person, I am a person who needs some respect and some TLC now and then. People in the world will ‘Judge a book by a cover,’ They don’t take the time to get to know me as a person, They just take one look at your skin and wonder, ‘what’s she got going for her?’  There’s much more when you rip away the layers of pretence and apprehension that will get me out of my shell.  So, ladies and gents, what does it mean to be brown?  It means power, pride and beauty.  What makes us passionate about the things we value, Our thoughts and opinions. Our voices are so loud it’s like a lioness is roaring super loudly.  Sometimes people will want to shut this roar down to a little ‘meow,’ This cannot be tolerated. Brown people can feel that li...

  What My 14 year old Niece Taught Me. That no matter what body weight I am it doesn’t matter. That she loves me even though she’s moved halfway across the world to Malaysia. That we’ll always have each other. That through hard times we’ll always talk about the things that are bothering us. That the advice and banter she provides me with will always put a smile on my face. That she’s the one I can confide in all the time when I get in sticky situations with people. That the time difference keeps us apart. That we’ll always remember the good times we’ve shared when she was in the UK. That she’ll never ever get tired of me. That loud voice that cracks all the windows when she sings. That crazy hyperactive vibe that will always make me have fun. That theres always a shoulder to cry on. That there’s always an ear to listen to all my worries and complaints. That   the banter never dies even when she’s at war with my cousin. That the voicenotes that we’...

 THE PAIN IN THE BACKSIDE BUT YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THEM AT THE SAME TIME THESE PEOPLE ARE YOUR FLESH AND BLOOD SO YOU LEARN TO TOLERATE THEM EVEN WHEN THEY DECIDE TO TAKE BANTER TOO FAR. YOU LOVE THEM UNCONDITIONALLY NO MATTER WHAT UNTIL THEY GET YOU IN TROUBLE AND MAKE THE PARENTALS SNAP OR CLOSE TO SNAPPING. GUYS MY LITTLE BROTHER IS A TEENAGER NOW AND APPARENTLY HE'S GOING THROUGH WEIRD CHANGES AND ONE OF THEM IS HORMONAL SO HE GETS VEXED QUITE A LOT AND I'M THE ONE TO BLAME WHEN HE GETS HYPER AND STARTS A FIGHT FOR NO REASON. CHECK THIS OUT THE OTHER DAY WE HAD A FIGHT OVER A PHONE CUZ I WASN'T AND STILL NOT ALLOWED TO USE HIS TABLET. OK NOW ENOUGH OF THE STORY BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY 'STEER CLEAR OF TENSION AND WHEN THE PERSON STARTS SOMETHING THEN FINISH IT WITHOUT ANYONE INTERRUPTING AND LECTURING YOU' OK THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOME MACHO MAN/WOMAN TYPE OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH AGAINST YOUR BROTHER/SISTERS. THAT ADVICE THAT I JUST LAID DOW...

  Empty spaces filled with the booming sound of silence. Head stuck in a book, eyes glued to the pages The words are clinging to me like a second skin. The silence covers me like a blanket of warmth. So engrossed with the characters until I’m jumping into their world. Hours pass by like a bird spreading it’s wings and soaring over the rooftops until it’s out of sight. The tranquil rays of sunlight come across the pages like an intruder blocking my view of the words. I breathe in deeply catching the scent of yellowing pages filled with years of gathering dust.