She had been lying there in the corner of the cold dark room, surrounded, suffocating with the others for what seemed an age. It had been a long journey, and now that the fatigue had worn off, she tried to move to look around at the others. “Why has there been no movement for so…
Category: Slice of life
New Lover
Every morning, as soon as I swing my feet towards the ground, it kicks in. From the first step I sense the presence. Throughout the day, the lover stays with me. Rarely leaving the spaces of my mind, and my body – never. I met this new lover about four months ago. The meeting was…
Getting lost
The advent of GPS technology has in a way removed the strangeness of any place. With an address keyed in, in any part of the world one can now reach the destination without getting lost. It is a blessing, but as with any other gift of technology it takes away something from our lives.
CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION!
I wish to celebrate my life as it has been. It has given me much more than it has taken from me. I also wish to celebrate the coming years. I stand at a wonderful crossroad of my life.
Beyond comfort zones
Sitting in the hired car, I asked the driver casually, ‘You understand Hindi or English?” In the rear view mirror, he threw a blank look at me and said a long winding sentence in Malayalam. “I do not understand Malayalam. You know where to go don’t you?” I asked. To my horror, he looked blankly…
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