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Say What?
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You DON’T have to be happy every single moment
Someone asked me the other day if I’m excited about the new baby. I said yeah sure. And then I (being myself) felt the self-destructive need to joke and added — excited about the baby, but NOT about the sleepless nights and explosive diapers…Haha! The Someone in question who till now had bestowed on me the … Read more
Tough Decisions
It’s a tough decision to make, and I know I’ll have to live with the decision for the rest of my life. If it was left entirely up to “A“, he would make an Excel spreadsheet now – Pros and Cons neatly arranged in two columns, additional flowcharts and formulas, algorithms and macros to evaluate … Read more
The Monday After
A few months ago, I mentioned to my Dad that I needed a story idea for a short story competition I was planning to participate in. He said he did have a story and he’d like it if I wrote it. So I did.
The Story that almost got deleted….continues
For those of you have missed the first part of this epic tale, please read it here before you proceed. When your world comes crashing down, you automatically assume that the same applies to life around you. Sadly it doesn’t. I go back to work on Monday after my tear-filled sabbatical and realise that the … Read more
The Story that almost got deleted
This story has been on my mind since FOREVER. It was decomposing away in my Drafts Folder that I almost decided to delete it today. I thought I’d give it one last read (we writers are a self-absorbed kind) before pressing the keyboard key that would damn it to the recesses of the Recycle Bin. … Read more
Going Ballistic in Bali
New Years has passed and we’re all back to our yawn-worthy lives. Been a fortnight since I have updated anything on the blog. Auspicious beginning to the year. And if you think I was lounging about doing nothing over the long weekend and deliberately avoiding the blog, then YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. The below short … Read more
An Email to the Future
‘Tis the time of the year that we’re supposed to sit down and do a bit of introspection on the past year doings. The more adventurous among us might make some elaborate New Year Resolutions. I dropped making any firm resolutions about the same time I weaned away from the Nancy Drew series. This year, … Read more
Two is a big number….relatively speaking
Below post has also appeared in “The South Reports” TSR column. I think I am finally beginning to understand Einstein’s ‘Theory of Relativity’. “Almost 12 years too late for that now, isn’t it Maria?” my Physics teacher would have asked. But hey, I got there. Quoting Albert Einstein, scientist extraordinaire – “Put your hand on … Read more
‘Tis the Festive Season
Christmas is a month away and Santa’s already been dropping off gifts at my fireplace. Or rather in my Gmail inbox. Today, I found an email from the Editor of ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul‘ series, informing me that an article of mine has been selected for their new book “Chicken Soup for the Soul: … Read more
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
I think ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ was the first rhyme I taught you. I started off with a basic gesture, a twinkling action with my fingers. These hands, these fingers which only knew how to type and to turn the pages of novels and to fix my hair, they have learnt to show you stars … Read more
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