Susanna

What's wrong with a little pun?

[Susanna @susk]

I love leaving little clues everywhere for people to find.

(Though the reality, of course, was that no one was looking).

[Susanna @susk]

"Just enough time" is what I hope can be said about it all at the end of all things.

[Susanna @susk]

Sometimes I think we can get so used to doing things we don't want to that when we finally attempt to do what we truly want, it feels like a betrayal or sin of sorts.

[Susanna @susk]

Melancholy apparently is the seed for creative output? Well, at least it often seems to be the case over here.

[Susanna @susk]

Those worlds that live unfettered in my head need to make their way out into the pages of my stories instead.

[Susanna @susk]

What's worth saying? Everything, if it means the world to you.

[Susanna @susk]

@ngoonee Haha. Happens. 😏 I guess we're used to reading too much into things over the years. Literal meanings seem too unreal to be the logical conclusion. 😏

[Susanna @susk]

Been awhile since I dropped in here.

[Susanna @susk]

@ngoonee Here lah. X.

[Susanna @susk]

In this age of hyper-presence, it's really hard to work in secret; crafting something in isolation and wondering if anyone will care or like it.

But validation isn't needed for authenticity, which is what I feel truly matters when it comes to top notch creative output.

[Susanna @susk]

Putting new words down, after so many days. It's hard to find the time, I am sorry to say. Just because something is your passion doesn't always mean you have the license to indulge in it when other responsibilities come to call.

[Susanna @susk]

What a way to shut down conversation. Don't appreciate being reminded of the ways we are different, rather than the same.

[Susanna @susk]

Thanks @ColonyHouse for keeping it real lyrically. All those things we need to push on. ❤️

[Susanna @susk]

Done stressing over my entry for a writing contest. Now for a short break. Baca cerita dlm BM pulak. Sekian buat masa ni.

#proud2bMalaysian
#cintailahbahasakebangsaan
#fiksyen

[Susanna @susk]

Browsed through Behind The Stories by Lilian Tan and was briefly caught up in that buzz that only #journalism brings. I'll probably never make it back into the #media industry, but I still cherish the memories I have.🥲

#reminisce
#editorial
#reporting
#features

[Susanna @susk]

Finding authentic friendship from fellow mothers has been hard. And I guess maybe it's because people would rather seem well put together than they would being brutally honest about their lives when they relate to others.

[Susanna @susk]

They say #motherhood is lonely and make it like as if we don't support our own tribe, don't they?
Well. Here's the reality I've faced in the past decade.

Every time I saw a mum friend discouraged, I reached out, trying to be helpful.

But then...

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I don't think many people are being honest about their struggles and shortcomings. And that's kind of sad.

Because if you told me about those things, I'd have so many similar tales to tell you. Maybe even more.

[Susanna @susk]

... nearly every time, I'm shrugged off as if I'd asked an irrelevant question or that my concerns were unfounded.

I've felt awfully silly for even asking if they were okay.

I suppose it's great to put on a brave front, but I feel there's value in being real too.

[Susanna @susk]

Doing everything except writing.

#procrastination
#budakmalas
#habislah