2018 in a Nutshell

Another calendar year coming to an end. I don’t make any New Year’s Resolutions because that doesn’t work well with my anxiety issues. Instead, I continue to focus on my long term goals — which may have changed slightly along the way as all things in life change.  This year, I published Story Time (a…

G is for Goals

Welcome to a new series of blog posts titled “Authors’ Tips – A to Z of Writing”. Authors Devika Fernando, Preethi Venugopala, Reet Singh, Ruchi Singh, Adite Banerjie, Saiswaroopa Iyer and I — will be posting on a multitude of subjects related to writing.  Topics will be chosen alphabetically and each week we propose to cover…

A Snippet from My Small, Thin Indian Wedding

My in-laws found the story super cute. They remarked that I didn’t seem that shy. I was indeed shy expressing such deep feelings unless the object of my affection was a cat. Or dog. It was time to change the topic of conversation for my sanity, so I gestured at the bakery box on the…

A Poem on Life & Love

Whatever begins, Has to end. Whatever is loved, Must be lost. Whatever is done, Will not change. Whatever remains, Keeps you alive.