Kindness cards
I made a friend recently. We write letters and give each other movie recommendations. I told him about feeling like an outsider at my engineering college and …
Blah
The last couple of days has been tough. I found myself anxious, saddened, unable to leave my room, and unwilling regularly. I listened to ‘Land Locked Blues’ …
this…and
Many years ago one day, a certain dear K had asked me whether I am a ‘sea person’ or a ‘hill person’. I did not know what …
Meghalaya
When I went to Meghalaya last month, R and I hired a self-drive car. It was a good decision in spite of the frenzy of panic it …
Books
She is too fond of books and it has turned her brain – Louisa May Alcott The first time I ever felt accepted and loved was on …
Call a spade a spade
I like to tell stories the easy way, cover the hard parts with metaphors, and beat around the bush till the cows come home. I may exaggerate …
Happy? Birthday
I hated birthdays. I hated birthdays to the wrong end of hatred where hormonal cycles rearrange themselves so periods can fall on birthdays. This alteration of the …
To love
Loving is the hardest thing that has been asked of me in my life. Falling in love I could still manage, staying in love felt like being …
Bones and flesh
I think drunk me is smart. Not as world-changingly smart as Einstein or Newton but definitely smarter than your average Joe 10 minutes before an exam, concepts …
To stop the train, pull the chain
I woke up late today; I was stuck in bad dreams. My lip was bleeding. Nightmares can do that. My chest feels compressed like I am lifting …