Mavie

LATEST ARTICLES ( 49 )

• The Job Market Blues

  It’s been a while since my last blog – It’s been a while since I felt the gravitational pull of the keyboard, tempting me to jot down my thoughts and experience... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Perfect Nusery for the Perfect Monster

  

  If you knew me 15 years ago, you wouldn’t ever think I was capable of being a mother. Even through my early twenties I couldn’t imagine a tiny tot gurgling in m... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Book Review - INFERNO - Dan Brown

  

  Seek and find - The message to Robert Langdon is crystal clear in Dan Brown's latest thriller; INFERNO. But somehow I can't help but wonder if that message was... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hotcakes Houses. Part Three.

  

  The rear of the jaguar sported a large dent. It was an old model, but something about the car told me the driver was ambitious. A go-getter that wanted to... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hotcake Houses. Part Two.

  

  Javed pulled up alongside my car. “Waiting for me?” he smiled with all the confidence of a shady regular in a local bar.“Javed? Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hotcake Houses. Part One.

  

  I had only been house-hunting for an hour and my head was thumping a beat so loud that it made my ears ring. The scorching heat of the mid-morning sun filtered... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Final Adventure. Dubai.

  

  Most of my readers would know, that Dubai is like my second home. Except now, instead of using it as an escape from the dreariness of Riyadh - I have moved... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Almost There - Just a Little Bit Further!

  

  What's this? Where are the short stories? I might hear you ask when this article pops up on your screen.Well, please let me explain. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 10 - i Was Never Alone, Anyway

  The bus was coming. It was coming fast. Just a few more minutes and it would all be over. Em’s mother’s feet were positioned at the edge of the pavement, ready... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 9 - i Was Never Alone, Anyway

  “Oh no, please no.” I pushed back into the cool slab behind me. At the very top of the marble, an angel smiled down reassuring those that visited the grave... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 8 - i Was Never Alone, Anyway

  Doctor Matthew fidgeted outside the waiting room. He had done seen this many times before but had only done it a handful of times himself. He rehearsed what he... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 8 - i Was Never Alone, Anyway

  Doctor Matthew fidgeted outside the waiting room. He had done seen this many times before but had only done it a handful of times himself. He rehearsed what he... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 7 - i Was Never Alone, Anyway

  “How are we doing today? Eh? Feeling better?” Doctor Matthew brandished a clipboard with forced cheerfulness.“Hmph.” I grumbled testily. “Are those the results?... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 6 - i Was Never Alone, Anyway

  “Em? Are you awake? The doctor would like to explain a few things,” Mum spoke softly, her voice raw from crying as she tiptoed into my room. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 5 - i Was Never Alone, Anyway

  “Where am I, Zac?” A handful of his shirt was crumpled tightly in my palm.“Still isolated. They took some scans last night when you were still sedated.” His han... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 4 - i Was Never Alone, Anyway

  “But…you died. I remember Mum telling me…how…how is this possible? How are you here?” I stammered shying away from his now empty hands.“Everything is possible,... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 3 - i Was Never Alone, Anyway

  Zac stood over my slumped form, his face partially hidden from view as I took in the thick crown of wavy brown hair from somewhere high above. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 2 - i Was Never Alone, Anyway

  A jarring peal of laughter filled the small metal confines that I stood in. There was no point in looking around for the source as all I would see were a hundre... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 1 - i Was Never Alone, Anyway

  The fairground lights twinkled far below, I could see for miles. The cotton candy man at his stall, the clown that breathed fire and the wooden pier that... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ch 10 - Boys with Abayas

  Baby things. From Mamas and Papas. For a baby. Her baby. His baby…Ahmed’s baby. The realization sunk in slowly crippling Lina, her knees weakened and her... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION