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Where Words Become Keepsakes

👁️ 22 viewsCassiopeia: The Queen Condemned to Spin Among the Stars
Cassiopeia, the vain queen of Greek myth, was punished for her pride by being placed among the stars. Her constellation, shaped like a “W” or “M,” circles endlessly around Polaris, a throne that never rests upright. Both a cautionary tale and a celestial wonder, Cassiopeia bridges mythology and astronomy in the night sky.

👁️ 61 viewsThe Complete Guide to Sci-Fi’s “Punk” Subgenres
What began as a chat about Gibson’s Neuromancer and Stephenson’s Snow Crash turned into a journey through cyberpunk and its many offshoots—from steampunk’s brass gears to solarpunk’s green utopias. Each “punk” reflects our anxieties, our hopes, and the futures we dare to imagine.

👁️ 64 viewsInk-Stained Memories: A Life with Fountain Pens & Inks
A close friend of mine and I often call ourselves fountain pen enthusiasts, though the truth is that half the

👁️ 53 viewsEchoes of the Divine: Hamds, Naats & Qawwalis in Sufism
Sufi poetry is not merely art but a living tradition of devotion. From the solemn reverence of Hamds, to the intimate love of Naats, to the ecstatic passion of Qawwalis, each form offers a different path to the Divine. Growing up in Amritsar, I first heard these verses through my grandfather’s quiet devotion, though I only came to appreciate their depth much later. Today, the words of Allama Iqbal, Amir Khusrow, and Ahmed Raza Khan resonate more than ever, reminding me that the soul’s journey toward God can be sung in many voices—through awe, through love, and through ecstasy.

👁️ 65 viewsHistory of Middle-Earth, Part 6 – Peoples and the Nature of Middle-Earth
The final volumes reveal Tolkien’s fascination with detail and metaphysics. From Elvish reincarnation to genealogies and calendars, The Peoples of Middle-earth and The Nature of Middle-earth show us the unfinished, but endlessly rich, tapestry of Arda.

👁️ 103 viewsPerilous Pursuit for Time: Post Script
When I first stumbled into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, it wasn’t with a master plan to write stories



