Open in app

Sign In

Write

Sign In

Alina Gufran
Alina Gufran

162 Followers

Home

About

Mar 26, 2021

Quarantine Journal V

30th April, 10:46 am I keep dreaming of fictional towns. Last night, it was a divided into two sections. A cloudy, gloomy, grey Industrial town, bit like an Irish docking yard except I’ve never been to one. It’s always the outdoors with expansive skies. A few nights ago, it was…

Journal

5 min read

Quarantine Journal V
Quarantine Journal V
Journal

5 min read


Mar 25, 2021

Quarantine Journal IV

April 14th, 07:20 pm What happens to historical events when they’re erased from history? What does that do to the collective psyche? …

Journal

7 min read

Quarantine Journal IV
Quarantine Journal IV
Journal

7 min read


Mar 24, 2021

Quarantine Journal III

March 31st, 2:38 pm Going to be almost twenty days into quarantine. Life’s begun feeling like its mostly normal. India’s official number of cases remain around 1250 which is highly unbelievable for a country as densely populated as this. Nobody knows what the future holds. Every incident in the country…

Journal

8 min read

Quarantine Journal III
Quarantine Journal III
Journal

8 min read


Mar 23, 2021

Quarantine Journal II

March 21st, 1:04 pm So, I had a meltdown last night. All my insecurities and fears I thought I had buried down deep, veiled behind meditation, conscious breath yoga, disconnecting from the endless news cycle, limiting social interaction to a few hours a day, learning how to demarcate between my…

Journal

6 min read

Quarantine Journal
Quarantine Journal
Journal

6 min read


Mar 22, 2021

Quarantine Journal

In March 2020, I began writing a Quarantine Journal. A year later, I’ve decided to post excerpts from it. March 18th, 12:30 am I don’t know what’s happening. We’re in the middle of a pandemic. Just when I was convinced shit couldn’t get wilder, it did. And, I suppose that’s…

Journal

5 min read

Quarantine Journal
Quarantine Journal
Journal

5 min read


Jun 15, 2020

On College & Prejudice

So, the pandemic is on and for people who’ve managed to stay abreast with the fact that India’s been on literal fire since last year sometime would be aware of the spate of hate crimes, increased violence, lynching and a general disregard for anybody that doesn’t have the last surname…

11 min read

11 min read


Jul 16, 2018

OBSCURE WAYS I’VE TAKEN TO, TO KILL MY TIME

Watching Boiler Room sets long enough to pretend that I don’t live in Bombay Downloading and using trial versions of paid apps Obsessively cleaning any surfaces that reflect light Logging onto Pornhub more out of technical interest than any sexual interest Taking walks around the neighbourhood to run imaginary errands Fruitlessly stalking my ex on social media while being aware that he’s blocked me on all platforms

Life

1 min read

Life

1 min read


Jun 5, 2018

KINDS OF PEOPLE I’VE MET IN BOMBAY (SO FAR)

Basic ass bitch in Adidas with a latent STD and a gym membership. Magnetic Fields attending bro-dude who’s actually in audit but DJ’s on Fridays at the local bar because he still stays at home and saved enough money to buy a turntable. Also dates women who still wear white…

Mumbai

3 min read

Mumbai

3 min read


Jun 3, 2018

Poem I

Muslim women don’t make love Garters don’t hug our thighs Suggestions under our hijabs I like to get my pussy licked a lot but nobody seems to lick it right I tell you how your tongue should move Circular, soft like slow motion autumn leaves turning tricks on the tarmac My mother taught me to hug frail boys when they sleep My body turns itself inside out, I hug myself and I dare let my thumb rest against your crown

Love

1 min read

Love

1 min read


Oct 24, 2017

What I Learnt Today

What I Learnt Today your body is the most accurate measure of how you feel. listen to it. monogamy is a social construct. guilt is a strong aphrodisiac. people don’t care about each other as much as they care about airbrushed bodies of famous women. if you knew what you were doing with your life, you might be bored. hugs are sexy and terrifying at the same time. if you want to fall in love, try by starting with yourself.

Love

1 min read

What I Learnt Today
What I Learnt Today
Love

1 min read

Alina Gufran

Alina Gufran

162 Followers

Writer, editor, podcaster.

Following
  • Scott Myers

    Scott Myers

  • Thought Catalog

    Thought Catalog

  • Christopher P Jones

    Christopher P Jones

  • Aditi Roy Bhowmick

    Aditi Roy Bhowmick

  • Markham Heid

    Markham Heid

See all (96)

Help

Status

Writers

Blog

Careers

Privacy

Terms

About

Text to speech

Teams