Making Way for the New
The new blogging year could not have started better. I was thrilled when Subhorup Dasgupta from Subho’s Jejune Diet asked me to write a guest post for his blog. SJD is a reservoir of intelligent ...
12 Years Ago
The Initial Spark
Whenever I have to do a post after a long gap, I worry. I feel as uncertain as I did when I started this blog. It is always easier to keep doing something than to start doing it. I know I should ke…...
12 Years Ago
Conversation with My Six Year Old
“Amma, what do you want to be when you grow up?” She asks. “I am already grown up.” I reply. “But, what do you want to do?” She clarifies. I think for a while. “I am a mother.” “No, ...
12 Years Ago
S.T.U.C.K!
It was a foolish thing to do. I knew it then. That didn’t stop me. I went right ahead and took the risk. Now, I am even more acutely aware of how foolish that was. I had a plan, you see. And if I h...
12 Years Ago
Freewriting Your Way Out of Writer’s Block
Momentum is the impetus of a body resulting from its motion. It is a case of motion fostering motion. The worst case of a virtuous cycle. When the object collides with an obstacle, this momentum is…...
12 Years Ago
I Have News to Tell - Short Story
I am sharing a short story (part 1) that I had written some time back. Cannot believe how scared I am. I feel so much respect for all you guys sharing your short stories with the world. I am feelin…...
12 Years Ago