Welcoming my monster
He lives in the hollow above my abdomen. When he rises, he rises through my chest, mulish-ly. Convoluting. Conclusive. Clutching onto things, rising, rising. The only thing …
Kolkata
I have dreamt of going to Kolkata and I already loved it in the dream. So when I actually went to Kolkata recently, I was elated. I …
Day 20, bags are stupid.
I am writing this journal entry because I am done with today. I am going to close my eyes and pretend it’s tomorrow. Today is stupid. It …
Darjeeling
Day 22I am glad to be writing this post.The time between the last post and two hours before was the worst. I nearly went deaf because perfect …
Day 19, captaining ships.
I drove. Papa. In his car. Yeah. That was my day. Other things may have happened, I wouldn’t know, I was only thinking of this. There mustn’t …
Day 18, notes from a drunken night.
Dear P, I have some things that I want the world to do, but tonight I just want to talk to you. I heard your voice after …
Day 17, Lessons in learning.
I remember 4 years ago, a boy tried to teach me to drive. I was sick then. I did not think myself smart enough to eat in …
Day 15, Superpowers.
Last month I ran for the first time after 5th grade. And for the first time ever was I running not towards anything, from nothing, or to …