Merak Magazine

F. Zahra Yoonus

F. Zahra Yoonus

This interview was conducted on behalf of Merak Magazine.

Why Write?

Writing is more than just penning down your thoughts on to a piece of paper. It is the snippets of one’s mind that’s bound to change – or touch other minds. Writing is a passion that’s perceived as art at…

The Start of a Love Story

When I’m walking down a beach all by myself, I like to imagine the waves ushering to themselves, flowing back and forth, like a swing. I had a wooden swing, but it’s gone too. I feel serenity in the cold…

A Fear Called Love

The thing that scares me about love is that you never know when you’ll fall into it. Your hearts gets attached immediately, but love, darn it, love is different. You fall into it ever so deeply and the person you…

The life behind Third-Culture Kids

Is growing up abroad really as grandeur as it sounds or looks? Looks can be deceiving, and while bearing that in mind, what really lies behind the lives of third-culture kids? And if TCK had a choice, would they choose…

Memory of a Laugh

You walk down the grim hallways, and see yourself laughing around with your friends in a corner. You see the smile radiate and you smile too. You look above and see the date. 4 years ago. Suddenly, your smile fades…

Withering Red Rose

I was a fine red rose with roots not so deep and thorns not so sharp, built of store-bought seeds and the water that the hose would feed. I was not tendered and I was delicate. When winter would come,…

Holding back

Caught me by my wrist, held it tight, a halt from climbing up those stairs, that felt like eternity. Watched me stand and stare, as everyone walked ahead of me, looking at me pitifully, and then snickering later on. One…

The void that follows death.

What makes death heavier than all the hurdles of pain we’ve held? In seconds, as heartbreaking as it is, it was always inevitable, no matter how much our hearts yearn to have them back. The thought process of erasing the…