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Nillu Nasser

Writer of Literary Fiction and Urban Fantasy

Tag: Compassion

— Personal —

On Emotional Range During the Pandemic

January 11, 2021

I’m 39 years old and I’m sensitive. It’s a quality that I’ve been aware of most of my life and one my parents often thought of as a flaw. To some, sensitive often means over-sensitive. It means we need to toughen up. To protect ourselves from waves of emotion. Feeling too much can complicate relationships… Read More On Emotional Range During the Pandemic

— Fiction —

Hidden Colours is Finally Here!

December 3, 2018

Today, there’s a bottle of red wine at the ready on my counter because I’m celebrating the launch of Hidden Colours, my book about an imaginary immigrant circus in Berlin. Yusuf’s story is about compassion and grief, and how a little kindness can have a big impact. What a whirlwind it has been writing this novel… Read More Hidden Colours is Finally Here!

— Poetry —

Broken World, A Poem for My Daughter

November 14, 2016

‘Has the world always been broken?’ asked the girl, eyes laden with sorrow Her grandfather knotted his fingers together, paper-thin skin over cobweb veins and considered which truth to convey Should he comfort her as he longed to do, until her heart had no knowledge of hate or unfold to her the wisdoms he had… Read More Broken World, A Poem for My Daughter

— Skills —

On Self-Criticism, Compassion and Progress

January 19, 2015

Hands up if you wrote a list of your priorities at the start of the year and if you have failed to maintain them. A new year holds such promise. Why do we set ourselves up to fail each year and end up feeling miserable? We try to give our lives meaning but what if… Read More On Self-Criticism, Compassion and Progress

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  • On Emotional Range During the Pandemic January 11, 2021
  • Forced Change and New Year’s Wishes January 5, 2021
  • On the Loss of Touch November 2, 2020
  • The Lost Months September 9, 2020
  • Isolation and Writing April 18, 2020

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Manuscript in Progress - Literary Fiction

An Ocean of Masks
98% Complete
98,000 of 100,000 words

Manuscript in Progress - Urban Fantasy

A Song of Sonia - Book 1
5% Complete
4,000 of 75,000 words
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