Alka WritesinA Life ComposedReclaiming MyselfI feel anonymous in this forum, and yet protected because (I hope) none of you knows me in real life, and the inevitable consequences will…May 27, 2017May 27, 2017
Alka WritesinA Life ComposedThe story of a marriage: insecurities and errors of omission and commission.I will have completed 23 years of marriage in about a month. And of those 23 years, people would say I had about 20 years of relative…May 27, 2017May 27, 2017
Alka WritesWhat’s so great about Motherhood?It’s the season for celebrating mothers, and home cooked food, lovingly tended rooms, flowering gardens, memories of patient encouragement…May 11, 2017May 11, 2017
Alka WritesinDesi TailsA blizzard, a gourmet chef, no custody, no visitationIt was a job, she told herself sternly as she used the finest tweezers to pick up the curls of white chocolate so thin that they glowed…Apr 15, 2017Apr 15, 2017
Alka WritesinA Life ComposedThe other side of abuse- codependencyI’ve written a lot about emotional abuse and narcissism, and frankly they are topics du jour now a days. NPD has become a catch all epithet…Apr 12, 2017Apr 12, 2017
Alka WritesinDesi TailsThat first kiss“I’m going to die a virgin!” Ray groaned theatrically as he thumped his forehead against the table. “The best years of my life, and I am…Apr 10, 2017Apr 10, 2017
Alka WritesinA Life ComposedSelfI love my face, I rediscovered it two years ago when I felt compelled to photograph it, take selfies. I had avoided being photographed for…Apr 9, 2017Apr 9, 2017
Alka WritesinDesi TailsPretenseI took her to the department store and helped her choose a whole wardrobe. Everything from jeans to dresses, splurging a little fortune in…Apr 8, 2017Apr 8, 2017