AdSense for YouTube pub-8090345420272172 SHOBANA: August 2026

Monday, August 31, 2026

Of Yellow Butterflies and Pink Carnations

 


The crisp foreign air woke me up early

The day rises begin

I look out the kitchen window

and the yellow butterflies

greet me

in ways I want to be

Freely they float

from one plant to another.


They keep the world entertained

with their beauty and lofty wings that take flight.


Then, the pink carnations have

bloomed in pride

O, how pretty they are

in a pot of dampened soil

Fresh from watering

The dew-kissed petals

are refreshing

I touch, not wanting to pluck any from the stems

They are too precious to leave

the soil they have grown in

lest they are restricted in a vase

without the rays of the morning

sunshine to empower their beauty even more.


And I think

The grass has never been greener on the other side.

-shobana-

On Shobana's Musings: Malaysia Marks 69 years of Independence.


Now Available on Kindle

Free to Read on Kindle Unlimited

Read the free sample on Kindle


Please write a review. I'd love your feedback.

Print books are available on request.

The Faction Storytelling Method Modules 1-3

Now available on Amazon as well as Shobana Gomes' Bookstore.

Buy on Amazon

Friday, August 28, 2026

Another Future's Information Guide - For the Digital Enthusiasts

Don’t forget to write as if you have lived your life as an Inca from the ancient era.

In that context, take the role of the protagonist when you write your dialogues, and

become part of the story. 


Right after my advert on The Faction Revolution Modules 1-3, the interest in the e-book from publishers, editors, and digital marketers has surprised me. The enquiries are often directed at The Children of the Sun, which reached Amazon's best-seller ranking on publication. I used the story as my case study, though all my books are written in the FACTION genre - to educate as well as entertain.

The stories written are based on real-life issues and integrated into a fiction category. 

For an accurate look at some of the information in the book, which comes with a free copy of Nature Poems, here's an excerpt just for you. I have priced the book as low as possible so everyone can read it. $0.99 and get a free copy of Nature Poems, written to encounter the peacefulness found in inspiring poems with great meaning. Visit Shobana Gomes's Bookstore here. People who have read it are motivated to read and write better.


Have a great weekend - shobana.


For the Digital Enthusiasts:


The future of digital enthusiasts will be an era of instant information overload. The hunger for connection is insatiable, though impetuous; digital nomads have turned the world around in almost every sphere of existence. And it's all due to a never-ending thirst for information.


There you go, I have given you what hungers and quenches the thirsts of the digital iconoclasts.


For the ‘Keepers of the Seal’ (Print Version):


The printed edition ensures that the details remain anchored within the pages of a bound book.  It can be referenced for future use. An addition that will come in handy whenever you need to read it at a glance. It is not merely a resource, but an accompaniment to your writing rituals in a Faction genre.


Introduction: Why Faction Writing Will Be Another Future’s Information Guide:


In the literary context, AI-generated content can erode the value of literature. AI content should only be used to extract the crucial points of a topic and treated as a learning tool. Just like Wikipedia, and the books you turn to for research material to help advance your knowledge and understanding of a subject.


Fiction writing, the traditional way, can feel too distant, while traditional non-fiction writing can feel too mundane, almost boring to the readers. This is where Faction is the bridge, providing the legitimacy of facts with an emotional touch to a narrative. In this module, we move beyond "contemporary storytelling" into "Truth+Fiction, a revolutionary storytelling method that has worked for me to tell my stories.


An unquestionable approach to adding facts within a fiction genre will allow you to preserve a veritable record of human history within a framework that is easy to consume and imagine.


Faction is a pragmatic approach to a world losing its grip on historical truth. It has turned into a connective arc that ensures history remains alive, vibrant, believable, and, most importantly, relevant to the people of tomorrow. It is another way of ensuring that historical events and other factual information are widely read and disseminated.




Monday, August 24, 2026

What Flower Might That Be?

 


What flower might that be

That hangs like some birds do - upside down

Do you think they resemble

the feathery ones, whose name I know not

either?


They captivate with their colours

On a dreary day

one can stare at the lavishness they provide 

the world - of beauty and uniqueness.


It'd be hard to place them in a vase, 

but then these flowers are not to be restricted.

They are meant to grow wild

Don't you think?

No vase will carry the same beauty

such that grown

in the wilderness

nor can the sunshine be happy

if they don't fill their whole form

with rays of yellow

nor can the early morning 

mist touch those petals

and give them a shine

like no other.


What flower might that  be

that I know not the name?


-shobana-



On Shobana's Musings: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

https://shobanasmusings.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-good-bad-ugly.html


Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Guyana's Voice

 





17 young chosen poets 
pay tributes to Guyana
and as I listened
I thought how heartfelt
their words were
to their countrymen
and all those present that night.

The Castellan House stood regal
in the dark
How magnificent the 19th-century structure was
With leaves that whispered surrounding
there were the secrets I was sure.

The land of many waters has
poets with a hundred thousand words
in their hearts and minds

Listen, the whispers run deep
in those waters that make up
this colourful land.

Listen to Guyana's Voice.

-shobana-


On Shobana's Musings: Poetry in Guyana - The Voice of the People