What’s that metal bird in the sky?
TW: emotional abuse I have an aunt, related closely enough that I can’t avoid meeting her at least once a year; close enough that it was impossible …
On getting by
Look at this photo. Commit it to memory its colors, lights, empty spaces; my kaki’s body – 12 chemos, 5 operations and 4 organs lighter – walking …
Stay, for a while
Today I stayed in bed for about 10 minutes after I woke up. For 10 whole minutes I was able to suspend the to-do lists, the charging …
Boring banado ji ab is raatko
I had a normal day after a long time. Like nothing overwhelming happened. There were no cancers, no deaths, no CT scans or arm slings or baby …
The anatomy of suffering
How do you make sense of a suffering that is not yours, that you, nevertheless, feel boring into your gut? Kaki has cancer again; ‘again’ being the …
Day 10, today was bad
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”..Day 10Today was bad.I ate potatoes for …
Day 2, Pune
My head hurts.I spent17 hours in a bus for a 7-hour journey. No blanket no pillow no food.Thank you Nature for summers.But help me find someone to …
Day 3, office
Today is such a if-it-hadn’t-happened-I-would-not-have-noticed kind of a day.What else do you say of a day the most remarkable thing of which is the teeshirt my office …
An education in gentleness
I was raised by my nani and mum when my conscious was forming. Their modus operandi was punishment and harsh criticism. It was as if the negatives …