Ever heard someone ask how women balance family, work, and themselves? Balance sounds so… elegant. Hm, fancy! Like, dude, I am standing peacefully with a green juice in one hand, my emails answered, dinner

Ahoy sailors, beach worshippers and octopi! It's week 4 of this community and we'd really love to see you show your support by entering! Every week you will have a choice of the current topic or you can

If I could do an exchange year as an adult, I don’t think I’d choose a fancy city. No thank you. I am already tired. I would choose a small town somewhere warm, where people still greet each other, the

Hi #FreeWriters, A receipt started it. A warning pulled Elijah in. A meal called The Neeba Special pulled Neeba back. Now this week’s #pic1000 image becomes Chapter 3, and I’m starting to think the real

Image Caption: Sun setting on a day full of promise Photographer: Me There comes a time in every woman’s life when she no longer dreams only of diamonds, grand declarations, or being dramatically chosen

By the time Elijah’s flight landed, the woman in the corner had already finished one coffee and allowed the second to go cold. She did not look like someone waiting for news. That was deliberate. People

The first thing Elijah noticed wasn’t the typo. It was the mushrooms. Neeba would rather swallow glass than eat mushrooms. He stared at the receipt again, thumb rubbing against the thin paper already softening

Some things are better left unsaid. Image caption: Chicken curry was my favourite meal growing up. When I left home, it became the dish I longed for most - the taste I searched for whenever I missed home.

Fast trains. Fast WiFi. Fast replies when someone you love calls at 2am and you know, before they even speak, that they need you. So you jump up, clear your throat, and use that fake-awake voice we all

Image Caption: My laptop charger decided it was done… with being forced into submission to work in this direction. Haha - noted and thank you for your service. Thank goodness I found a spare! In 2020,

Mother’s Day is upon us. And for many women, it arrives carrying more than one emotion. For some, it is joy. For others, grief. For many, both at the same time. Beyond the flowers, brunches, and advertisements

CRYPTIC CAPTION: “It was there when I captured this. What do you see?” 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ 〰️ I realised recently that I answer everyone immediately except myself. Messages. Deadlines.

**Image credit: [Source] I have a ritual when a new movie sequel is coming. I go back and binge-watch the old ones first - Marvel, X-Men, Avengers… I like remembering the details, reconnecting with the

Hey Night Owls… anyone awake? You know that feeling. You close your eyes and they simply refuse. So I ask myself, softly: Self… what’s up? Shall we talk? No. Because if I reply, then we’ll both be awake

Image: I call this image I captured: “Nature Commanding More of Me” This week’s question 2 had me in the throws of deep reflection. You know: the kind that makes you stop and think: “Wow, girl!…okay… I

Image source: Bugs Bunny being deeply relatable on the internet. Original creator unknown. If you know who made it, please tell me so I can credit them properly. So, you’re at a party, minding your own

#freewritehouse Nobody in the village could agree on when the eggs first appeared. One spring morning, the branches by the old footpath were bare, twisted, ordinary. By evening, they were full of colour.

Easter weekend provided some fun opportunities for taking some cheery colorful springtime photos. This beautiful bouquet of flowers had a lovely variety off blossoms that included red roses, orange and

Images: Ecency AI Image generator. Prompt: “4 diverse women fiercely strong at breaking point” Ran the prompt twice… interesting to see the outputs. There was a time when I thought care was something you

Hello Freewriters. I looked at #pic1000 and immediately felt tenderness. Not because the little one looks helpless, but because something feels familiar. That face. That pause. That way of lying still