Archive for May 19th, 2009

raki

Welcome back to the revamped rakisingh.com!

Most of the articles are now in-house featuring more of my trademark humour.

So…put  your feet up, have a drink, laugh, and enjoy the read.  Fiction will be added after some sweet, sweet edits. The poetry section is now up and running.

The store is still in the works. However, between this site and the others there should be tons of content for you to go through. Please post your comments and check out the links. It’ll be great to hear from you. More features and additions will be updated soon…but enjoy the new more interactive site!

Life of a writer isn’t easy but with your help we can make it happen! I can feel the printing presses warming up for me. In the meantime, if you are feeling thirsty…

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231801_autumnleaves

This a “falling” poem. In all senses of the word. It was published in Ultraviolet just to prove that I could get a love poem printed in a University magazine. Read the rest of this entry »

headphones-copy

I wrote this poem during a University English lecture.

The Professor yabbered on about the epicness of Poetry…so I decided to be epic. Call it active learning.

I was listening to a lot of Indie Hip Hop at the time (due to a University project) and I wanted to capture that voice but give it my own personal Punk Rock twist.

There is no right way to “read” this poem. It isn’t supposed to read…it’s supposed to be spoken / rapped / screamed. Read the rest of this entry »

facial_hair_styles

Facial hair is a funny thing. A female acquaintance of mine once told me that a man with a wild full beard and a hairy chest was so ugly that it was incredibly sexy. I immediately questioned her sanity; but she did have a point. For a guy, facial hair is the masculine equivalent of make-up without all the extra costs and the trip to the drug store. Read the rest of this entry »

mullet

Writing advice for men’s style is often a tricky business. Sure, giving style advice often makes me question my own masculinity in a Jimmy Pop sort-of-way; however, my personal issues aside, the real problem is that there is never a single solution that is perfect for every man. Styling issues have no simple, all-encompassing, fix-it solution. There’s no duct tape styling issues. Read the rest of this entry »