“What is the secret of a successful marriage?”
My neighbor called to tell me he was plowing.
I saw you. I think you saw me but we never made eye contact.
You were homeless.
A withered female face. Age indeterminate. You could have been 20. You could have been 60.
I had a friend I could call whenever I needed to complain about something. We would talk about how much…
This morning was the first time of the year I felt it.
I was engaged once. It’s weird to look at my life now and realise how far removed from what I had imagined it would be, it is. I thought I’d be married, with a couple of children, happy with a close family, career and hobbies.
Today I have been contributing towards a project document.
This kind of work can be challenging because large elements of the document are very technical. You need to read the technical info and then translate it into the project document…
My friend: “my mother is a yoga teacher”My 25-year old self: “I can’t wait for the time in my life when I’m into yoga.”My friend: “It’s funny that you say it like that. Not, “Oh I’d like to try yoga”. It’s like you know what your future will hold.”
There are things that I absolutely hate:
1. Taking back a couple of books back to the library before reading them because I…
The offsite ended today and I’m back in Bombay. It was great being outdoors, having productive sessions with everyone in the team and soaking in the lovely ambience and hospitality of the ITC Grand Bharat. But all good things must come to an end, as they say.
I surround myself with things that have floating memories attached to them. As I peer around the room I can almost see the ghosts of…
When a friend opens up about a situation they were in several years ago.
You feel guilty because it was a huge thing for them, life-changing.
You knew them and loved them then too and you feel like you should have known about it…but you didn’t.
At lower elevations, the air is thicker. It is hard to breathe. The fog smells sweet and sticky. It lingers among the dark shadows cast by tall trees. Eyes glow in the beam of flashlights and wolves howl in the distance. It is equal parts harrowing…
Getting dressed for the day, I looked outside and dressed in jeans, a bulky sweater and sock and boots…