“I don’t think you have any idea what you’re reading about. At all.” This I told him, to which he responded with a “I wish you were just beautiful, not beautiful and snarky.” I never thought of myself as such things. My cat stretched, arching its back beside me. I didn’t care much about the […]
Author: juma.ine
31 and have been writing leisurely since I was seven. My first short story was about a man who had the worst luck in the universe. I hope to continue writing and I hope this won't be another one of those blogging and getting bored eventually.
Depersonalization
I have a fun little exercise for you! First you’ll need a well-lit room, it doesn’t have to be from fluorescent lighting, it can be from an open window on broad daylight. What’s important is it’s well-lit. Second, you will need a mirror, preferably something you don’t have to hold with your hand. Third, you’d […]
Bathrooms
It must be the childhood trauma. There’s something about the smell of liquid disinfectants that excite me to clean bathrooms. My favorite brands would be Dettol, Pine-Sol, and Domex. Here in the Philippines, Dettol is not available in the local supermarkets so I just end up buying Pine-Sol. It’s quite the same in composition, color […]
