Creative Poetry: Behind Drawn Curtains

The imagery of intimate moments is usually set in two broad categories - the act itself, or an allegorical representation. I find it amusing that most choose to avoid talking about the sweaty, sappy, emotional core of the act. This piece tries to explore the image from the perspective of a third party, so it imparts a voyeuristic flavour to it.

Tale Share: I Was 4 When My Bhai Found “Cancer” In Me And Removed It From Between My Legs Every Night

For every one of these gutting tales that we hear about, there are several that never see the light of day. Statistics tell us that less that 30% of these cases ever get reported, but who knows how many children never even tell their parents? Statistics also shows that most perpetrators of child sexual abuse are those known to the victim, close relatives - an uncle, a brother...

This article was first published at Akkar Bakkar. Read on.

Musings: Of Effeminacy, Homosexuality, and Stereotyping

A friend of mine told me today that she had heard that gay couples has normative gender roles - that is, one of them was more manly and the other was more womanly. Now I believe that she spoke of what she heard, and in all probability respects homosexuals. But the ignorant stereotyping still got to me, and here I am typing away about the most talked about, and obvious topics, just to clear my own head.

Ursula K LeGuin: Final Thesis

So this book was a treat to read. There is no free online copy that I can recommend (legally, that is), and so I will simply tell you a story, the story of Gethen and how it came to become a part of Ekumen, a sort of United Nations on a planetary scale in the Hainish universe. And then I will study one aspect that this tale that stood out to me. Capisce?

Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Herland

This post summarizes and analyses, hopefully in some depth, perhaps one of the earliest Feminist Utopia based stories in the science fiction genre: Herland. It has been an engrossing read, and though there is a summary below, I would still recommend that you guys do read the actual story. And on we go.

Bram Stoker: Final Thesis

For the book, read here. For my final thesis on the basis of my reading, click on the link below.

Grimm Brothers: Final Thesis

So as it turns out, I missed my submission window for the thesis by an hour and a few minutes. But the effort I put in still has some meaning, and so I share my views on my readings here with you. For the thesis, read below.

Grimm Brothers: Faithful John

Find this story here. Read the summary and analysis below.

Grimm Brothers: The Goose Girl

Read the story here. For summary and analysis, read on.

Grimm Brothers: The Rabbit's Bride

For the story, click here. Read the summary and analysis below.