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The Beginning of the End (of the Year)

Posted on 7 December, 20187 December, 2018 by Ikhlas

The end of the year is near, and my last post was exactly 3 months ago! I’ve thought about blogging lots of time, I even penned one or two drafts of posts but then never got around to posting them. To be honest, I’ve been having a bit of an identity crisis when it comes…

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Drift Away

Posted on 19 July, 2017 by Ikhlas

You and I, we survived The tides of heartbreak and heartache Of growing up We had so much in common, that we never stopped talking Even when there were ripples of discord Between us We moved across continents and countries But still remained like two rivers flowing parallel Boundless There was no tsunami or seismic…

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Learning to Write Again

Posted on 25 August, 201625 August, 2016 by Ikhlas

This past Monday, I began writing my fourth manuscript. The last time I wrote a full length novel or fiction manuscript was in 2011, which was Aisha. Even though I’ve had the idea for this one even before Aisha, it took me more than 5 years to finally get around to writing it. And now that it’s…

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Dreams Do Come True

Posted on 30 July, 2016 by Ikhlas

So do you remember when I posted about my crippling fear of failure earlier this year? In it, I told you guys how much I’m scared of failure, so much to the point that I fail to even try certain things. Because I’m so scared I’ll be bad at it or I’ll outright fail. After…

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Practice

Posted on 27 July, 201627 July, 2016 by Ikhlas

The problem with having too many hobbies is that they all require practice. And if you’re stretched for time and feel like you’re running a marathon just getting things done every day, it can seem impossible. I have a lot of hobbies. I like to write, bake, take photos, blog, scrapbook, do other arts and…

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