Dear Diary,

“What greater gift than the love of a cat.” Don’t blame me, Charles Dickens said that. But I wholeheartedly agree with the great writer. I only smile when people say that cats are a modern social media sensation. Cats had won their place among people – or should I say, their throne – long before... Continue Reading →

Dear Diary,

I hope you don’t mind that today I take a break from time-travelling and tell you about something that happened recently and not decades ago. My life now mainly revolves around writing and self-publishing. Thanks to my husband I joined Twitter a year ago. How he convinced me that it was a good idea, is... Continue Reading →

Dear Diary,

I was blessed with the happiest of childhoods. My parents loved me and spent time with me. My aunt – my guardian angel – took care of my every need. My two other aunts pampered me whenever I came to stay with them. The phrase “let’s go to the beach” was a synonym to “let’s... Continue Reading →

Dear Diary,

By the age of seventeen, I’d already gotten too intimately acquainted with the transient nature of life. I hadn’t even pulled through the teenage years before I lost my best friend, my first admirer, and my father. None of these losses was what one could call a natural course of life. Don’t get me wrong,... Continue Reading →

Dear Diary,

I was either writing or reading something since I was thirteen. I published my first novel when I was forty. I hadn’t written anything in between for over a decade. I’m still trying to understand where along the road I took the wrong bend. My mom’s sister was a member of our family. She came... Continue Reading →

Dear Diary,

I’m sorry it’s been a while. We haven’t spoken for ten years. But let’s focus on the bright side. I have so much to share with you. I quit my prestigious job and left the office nine-to-five routine behind. I have written and self-published three books. The road to self-publishing has been bumpy. And it... Continue Reading →

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