“For one, I loathe myself for always being unprepared, acting like the situation has arisen for the first time when it’s just for the umpteenth time.”

— Masooma Memon

“At times, we smoothly belittle other people’s experiences as if whatever they have suffered and whatever they have been through is nothing but trash.”

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“Alyona and Renee’s nana always separated the time from the humdrum of her busy life to narrate the stories of success and sacrifices to them.”

— Masooma Memon, The Alliance of Al-Vertia - Sci-Fi Short Story Book

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“Renee’s suspicion had always been right, only Alyona had never let her harbor them with her silent pleas, holding love the dearest to her soul.”

— Masooma Memon, The Alliance of Al-Vertia - Sci-Fi Short Story Book

“The only sorrow that pained the heart was the unresolved reason their mother had appointed a son over daughters for the Chief Person’s seat.”

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“The vile desert bloodsucking leech that he is, no heart, no soul, only a blind lust for power.”

— Masooma Memon, The Alliance of Al-Vertia - Sci-Fi Short Story Book

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Masooma Memon

Music junkie and an avid reader, I brew stories instead of coffee.

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