Monthly Archives: May 2020

I am a coward. And might lose some friends and family during these troubled times. Because I have not stepped out in 75 days or made anyone happy. Everyone seems healthy but I am scared. If it is not for me, it is for them. I seem fine too but you never know. Forget aboutContinue reading “I refuse to die!”

My mom recently published her autobiography but wasn’t able to unveil due to COVID. By the time it was done getting printed, it had garnered so much curiosity that many didn’t wait for the unveiling and simply grabbed their copy. Most literature enthusiasts are lauding it as one of the best in the world ofContinue reading “Sarojam – My Mom’s Autobiography”

Decades ago, a potential suitor made himself comfortable in our living room. My dad, mom and I were all ears. He was overwhelmed in exasperation that he saw me once, riding with a male friend, with a slight edge of my arm touching the back of his body. That was least carnal to me butContinue reading “Privilege of a Thigh Gap”

It was real for as real can be. After 7-minute contractions for close to 24 hours which are nothing compared to a ‘real’ delivery, I lost him in bits and pieces of tissue, blood and mass. While I always thought giving birth to a child after bearing for nine months or having kids from theContinue reading “Honoring Mother’s Day”

Pic credit: Pinterest “The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next,” said Ursula K. Le Guin. Planning for bereavement in this uncertainty esepcially for someone who is still alive is an inexplicable endeavor. Amma and I have been infinitely deliberating the many opportunities in this conundrum afterContinue reading “Scheming Quietus”