I just did it again. Walking home, minding everyone else’s business, I see my neighbor’s grandson swoop around the corner on a motorbike, no helmet. He sees me at the same moment I see him and I watch his face change. He’s calculating: Has she noticed? Is there time to reverse and escape via a Continue Reading →
09Oct 2011No Rest For The Hyper-Vigilant
07Oct 2011A Hidden Jewel
Splash! Surprise! Life is whatever we make it. Here’s an old weighing scale which has lived in our bathroom for the past fifteen years. Before I started poking at it (I pulled the plastic cover off before I thought to take a photo!), it was fine at what it was supposed to do. It was Continue Reading →
06Oct 2011Small Shops, Big Hearts
Look at this photo carefully. Which kid stands out? Leaps out, if you will? There is a Ravan being burnt right in front of this little line-up (the symbol of evil, for those not familiar with Indian mythology. He gets burnt every year at Dusshera and good once again triumphs over evil.). Which kid seems Continue Reading →
01Oct 2011The Things We Hold On To, The Things We Cannot Let Go
Vibha’s been having some trouble with her laptop lately. In fact, ever since she bought it. While not exactly a Luddite, Vibha is one of my least tech-savvy friends and the latest gadget has zero appeal to her. She prefers the tried and true and her trusty old (nine years!) Dell suited her just fine. Continue Reading →
26Sep 2011Keeping Watch
Keeping Watch In the morning When I began to wake, It happened again— That feeling That you, Beloved, Had stood over me all night Keeping watch, That feeling That as soon as I began to stir You put your lips on my forehead And lit a holy lamp Inside my heart. —Hafiz. Everyone should Continue Reading →
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