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Story of our Hands
Dedicated to my two little boys who are as they say ‘a handful’ My hands grew restless last week. At the parking lot of a restaurant. A slight twitching began the moment I tiptoed out of Ryan’s room, leaving him sleeping peacefully. The toddler tyrannies of the day forgotten, he slept the undisturbed sleep of … Read more
I am Maria, and I am a Pin-aholic
There. I said it. I am a Pin-aholic. I recently moved over to the Other Side, to the Pin-addict’s Side. The person that I was before I gave up my soul to Pinterest: – Liked to eat brownies/cakes/lasagna but preferred it came on a plate served by a waitress and followed by a bill. NOT … Read more
Little People, Big Achievements
Baby Steve, all of 2 weeks has some mean tricks up his (onesie’s) sleeve. He can wail and get cuddled instantly. He can demand milk at ungodly hours and get a fresh supply each and every time. He can pee and poop noisily and still keep a straight face. I know, ultra-sophisticated skills for a … Read more
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
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