I’ll keep the introductions brief: I’m a programmer by profession, and a writer by passion.
But if you’ll allow me, I’d love to share how that passion took root.
My journey into writing began during some of the most turbulent chapters of my life—switching schools in 9th grade, facing financial hardships, losing people I deeply cared about, and navigating the emotional rollercoaster of college love and heartbreak.
Through it all, I struggled with uncertainty and the pressure of my own high expectations. But it was heartbreak that truly shifted something within me. It taught me a lesson I carry to this day:
If you can’t speak it, write it.
That’s how it all began—with a poem titled “Night For You” in 2007. It was raw, emotional, and full of contradictions—hate, freedom, love, care, desire, and confusion. Even now, when I revisit it, I’m transported back to that moment, and reminded of how far this journey has taken me.
I mostly write about love—its intensity, its chaos, and the questions it leaves behind. Each piece I write is a fragment of memory, a reflection of a time, a feeling, a version of me. One day, I hope to weave them all into a story worth telling.
Hurlyburly on the Road – What It Means to Me
The phrase hurlyburly on the road traditionally refers to noisy disorder or commotion—often chaotic, unpredictable, and overwhelming. For me, it symbolizes the emotional and existential turbulence I’ve faced along my journey. It’s the metaphorical dust storm that rises when life throws curveballs—moments of confusion, heartbreak, loss, and transformation.
But within that chaos, I found clarity.
Within the noise, I discovered my voice.
And within the hurlyburly, I began to write.
It represents the messy beauty of growth—the kind that doesn’t come quietly, but leaves behind stories worth telling.
From the death of desire to the celebration of it,
From longing for one to belonging to another,
From the love of life to the hate of time—
This journey may never end,
Even if I run out of words.
That’s all for now.
– Abhey Gupta