Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who is the most Popular of them All?
Everyday I walk to school under heavenly breezes dipping onto my face, inhaling the serendipity of the bushes and trees.
A Star that never Flickers - Alphonse Mucha Rekindled
On the carpet of viridian grass in front of a church, a small boy with his plump fingers swerves his
A knock on my 60,000-year-old home, the next moment, I was staring down the barrel of a gun
The wooden hulls of 11 ships embrace the turquoise sea: Australia, 'officially' declared 'Terra Nullius' (Latin
My First Day of High School
From the speakers overlooking the smooth, planked floor echoed the principal’s voice preaching us on her welcome speech. My
There’s a Monster in the Basement!
"You quickly gather and turn around the wall. But you hear a… noise… inside. A crate starts shivering, as
How Failure isn’t always Failure: Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition
Every Christmas, I tell my brothers how their ‘good’ and ‘wish’ values need to weigh similarly, lecturing them on Santa’
Mayday, Mayday! Antarctica is going down!
Two years ago, when the wonderful world of writing was still new to me, one of the first topics I
Unforgettable: The Forgotten War
The Korean War, sparked by clashing ideologies, culminated in a hard-fought armistice. Yet, the Korean War remains forgotten as the
Broken Dreams, Silence on the Western Front
Achtung (Danger)! This contains major spoilers for the movie All Quiet on the Western Front.
Movie Review: All Quiet on
Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland
In a Magritte exhibition, I had learnt that he was influenced by Alice in Wonderland; I decided to read this