Fizza Younis's Blog

When you meet someone worse,

Bad stops being bad,

When you know despair,

Sad is no longer sad.

If you find the truth,

Lying to yourself won’t be easy,

Once you taste the real,

Everything else will make you queasy.

Once you feel the warmth,

Cold loses its grip on your heart,

Once you find true love,

Without it, you will fall apart.

When you know, you know. Some things we learn with time and some from people in our lives. However, certain things we can only lear...

He bumped into her, lightly touching her wrist, and whispered, “What was once yours is now mine, taking away five years without your knowledge but beheld by the divine.” Without slowing down, he kept striding in the opposite direction. He didn’t glance back, even though the lady he had bumped into was shouting something at him, but he didn’t care. He already took what he needed.

“Lee, wait up,” another shout came.

At the sound of his name, he slowed down and looked over his shoulder. It wa...

The journey of a lifetime. A culture shrouded in ancient mystery. A first trip that could be her last.

I am utterly thrilled to introduce you to my first murder mystery, Danger Dead Ahead, the first book in the “A Murder Mystery on the Road” series, where the rugged, beautiful, and remote Kalash Valley of Pakistan becomes the stage for an unforgettable murder mystery.

A Dream Trip Turns into a Deadly Nightmare

Meet Jahan Fatima, an aspiring travel vlogger from Punjab, armed with a c...

When I was young and naïve,

I believed in impossible things-

Trusting every time someone told me,

They would love me forever,

And stay with me until the end of time.

Now knowing what I know,

I understand how foolish it was;

Because forever is nothing but a myth,

So, you see, no one can keep that promise,

Even if they meant every word of it.

Now that I’m older and wiser,

I know that the end of time isn’t foreseeable,

And I only believe in what’s possible-

So...

“I’ll find Jacqueline and bring her home, I promise,” Joshua said, gripping his hair in frustration. Somehow, his words fell flat.

My sister was missing, and I was at my wit’s end. Joshua didn’t seem as heartbroken as one would expect from a fiancé. He said the right things but without meaning them. Whereas sadness and fear overwhelmed my senses, and I wondered if I’d ever be able to function without her. What if we never found her? The thought chilled me, and an involuntary shudder ran throu...

Humidity lifts,

Leaves play a soft rustling tune,

Heart wavers, change nears.

My favorite time of the year has arrived. The weather is finally letting us breathe. We always get humid and hot summers, and though July and August are the worst, September is not much better. But October is the best. Who doesn’t love the cool breeze and the warmth of the sun you can finally bask in? But that’s not the only change, with the changing weather, feelings also change. Moods improve and we can rela...

“Among strangers, I was sometimes uncomfortable, and sometimes I found the peace that even my closest relations have often failed to bring me.”

Read more about my experience in KL

Caroline looked at the open book without seeing the words and wondered why she was drawn to it. Picking it up, she traced the odd markings at the border of the pages with her thumb. She tried to read, but the writing was unreadable. At least, she couldn’t make sense of it. Yet, the book had called out to her as if it were written for her to read. Squinting, she tried again to no avail.

She closed and reopened it, tentatively turning its pages, one after the next. The words started to make sen...

The lies he tells himself, afraid to look in the mirror,

Poison of hate listening from behind closed doors,

Others to blame, yet he can’t hold anyone accountable,

For the misdeeds are his and his alone.

The truth might stare him in the eyes, but fear keeps his heart cold,

Accepting responsibility is harder, so he shouts at others—it’s easier this way,

To point fingers, shirk wrongdoings, and avoid the sky,

While the mirror cracks from his own lies.

No light may enter from...

I adjusted the Bluetooth device as I came to a crossroads, “Okay, I see the sign. Which road am I supposed to take from here?”

There was silence at the other end, then a raspy voice replied, “You can go left or right, but don’t go straight.”

Well, that was vague. I contemplated for a while and went right. “How much longer until I’m there?”

The whole situation had me on edge. I never thought I would chase after money, but desperate times and all that. I used to look around and judge the ...