I thought I was well-prepared. Hadn’t I heard for 9 months the experiences of all my neighbors, friends and relatives about “siblings”, “sibling rivalry”, “the first year”, and so on till I couldn’t hear anymore? Equipped with an earful of
Do you continue to do your best, though you know for sure nothing is in your hand? Do you keep a smile on your face, not knowing whether success or failure is coming your way? Do you prepare to loose
photo by Sam Burriss via Unsplash She made sure no one was around before performing her well-practiced pirouettes faster and faster. Until, Poof! Delightful little nymphs did not enjoy battling the rush hour traffic on the way home. Thanks to Sonya for
“Thank you for dinner, Madam”, Karthik smiled. “The pleasure was all ours”, Reena waved. Feigning exhaustion she quickly made her way out of the room. As she pulled herself up the flight of stairs, Reena contemplated how her daughter,
Image credit: Claire Sheldon ‘Please stay’, she squeaked beseechingly. ‘Ok. You have until sundown to get rid of one thing from here, ONE.” Drenched in sweat she trudged from room to room. How could he be so unreasonable? The magnets
The ashes fall lightly on me. Claustrophobia engulfs me. My breath is ragged. Yet, I move in a little closer. I want to feel her warmth against me. I gave her my heart the day she picked me up. I want to
How many times do you need to be pushed down Before you decide to stand up? How many thoughts of death will it take Until you call 911? How many words can you bear to hear Before you decide to
I am in ‘that’ phase of trying out completely different things with my writing because I am yet to figure out my genre(if I have one) or what I would like to ‘really’ write about. All I know until now
“O new mother, eat more laddoos Ten spoons of ghee can make you one too” “Your milk jugs are empty. Formula is the way to go.” “Why do you keep picking her up? Just let her ‘cry it out’ too”
Life should be a mathematical equation With one right answer to this question Where do we go from here? At that fork in the road where every mom reaches Where left is right And right is not wrong. It