Welcome to Letters I Haven’t Written Yet

Welcome to Letters I Haven’t Written Yet, a space where unspoken thoughts and undelivered messages find their voice. This is a place for the words that linger in our hearts, the conversations that remain unfinished, and the apologies that never quite make it to the page.

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This is how it all started…

About 10 years ago now, I was having a lovely dinner with an old friend. We were both unhappy, bored, and not really sure what to do with our lives. Then, she asked me a question that would change my life:

What would you do if you had no limitations? You could do WHATEVER?

The answer was so easy. I’d write. I’d continue to do aid work of course, but mostly, I’d write. Her answer was a simple one, but one that blew my mind.

So why don’t you?

AND HERE WE ARE

ALNAAZE NATHOO

Writer & Humanitarian

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  • Choices and Chaos

    This essay was originally published in the Keeping It Under Wraps: Parenthood anthology in February 2022, and the anthology is available for purchase at Blackwells Online (free shipping!) or on Amazon. ‘I’m going to need you to answer a few questions before we can go through with this procedure, ok?’ I’m alone in the hospital…

    CONTINUE READING: Choices and Chaos
  • Some Thoughts about Weight Loss

    The body image discussion is a never-ending cycle: from heroin chic to body positivity and everything in between, someone, somewhere, is telling us how we should look. On top of that, they are telling us how she should, and should not get there. Very rarely, in all these decisions being made for us, is there…

    CONTINUE READING: Some Thoughts about Weight Loss
  • I wish you…

    I am not a mean person,Not purposefully unkind.But there are many out there,Who seem not to have any sort of functioning mind. They get in my way,Disturb my existence.But despite their incessant badgering,I do not wish to snuff out their existence. Instead, I wish them a lifetime of annoyance and inconvenience. I hope you get…

    CONTINUE READING: I wish you…