Many of us have grown up reading books by writers who have been long gone – Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen. We have grown up listening to artists born before some of us were born – Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Kobain, Jim Morrison, Freddie Mercury, Janis Joplin..to just name a few. But what happens when youContinue reading “Discovering New Idols Posthumously”
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Midlife Musings – The Exhausted Forty Year Old
A woman in her forty, is being told by her friends that forty is the new twenty. But she is so tired. Tired of trying to look like she is twenty, tired of trying to have the energy of a twenty year old and tired of maintaining the hypocrisy that you might look like aContinue reading “Midlife Musings – The Exhausted Forty Year Old”
Day 5 – 10 Mins for 10 Days
Today, you will get a story, dear readers. Not sure how good or interesting the story will be, but the prompt says that we have to write a story using some keywords that Tammy shared. My previous posts can be accessed here – Days 1 & 2, Day 3, Day 4. Story Title: Empty WindContinue reading “Day 5 – 10 Mins for 10 Days”
Day 4 – 10 Mins for 10 Days
Today’s prompt is ‘Non Sequiturs‘. But with a twist. I have to write a truth about myself and then follow it up with another truth, but one which will have no connection to the first one. How many such sentences or truths can I write about myself within ten minutes? If you want to participateContinue reading “Day 4 – 10 Mins for 10 Days”
Day 1 & 2 – 10 Mins for 10 Days
Ready, set and go! My timer has been set and oops, there goes the bell! I mean the doorbell. This is my life. Every time I sit down to get my meditative mode on to try and write something, an idea of a story, a continuation of my existing stories, a short story maybe, lifeContinue reading “Day 1 & 2 – 10 Mins for 10 Days”
I Lit A Candle for You Today
I’ve always been afraid of dying. Which is so strange, because its like being afraid of sunrises or sunsets. They are inevitable and might lead to something beautiful, and yet. However today, I’m feeling a different kind of fear. Or maybe heartache. The fear of having the people I love leave me forever. As in,Continue reading “I Lit A Candle for You Today”
Seven Fictional Heroines who rocked their short hairdos
It’s a fact widely accepted now that much of what a female body and everything about how her appearance should look like is dictated by everyone else other than the woman herself. And if, for some reason, women choose to dress and look as per their own wishes, they are either stereotyped or dismissed orContinue reading “Seven Fictional Heroines who rocked their short hairdos”
Golden Apple, Green Pear
Once upon a time, there was a Kingdom, somewhere, I’m not very clear about the specifics of the location, but then that wasn’t the important bit anyway. Let’s call this Kingdom, the Kingdom of good fortune and fruits. All kinds of beings lived happily here, if social media was anything to go by. But whenContinue reading “Golden Apple, Green Pear”
A Lifetime In The Kitchen
What is it with Indian cuisine? Why have we made our lives so difficult having such elaborate meals and cuisines which have recipes that lead to our cooks spending hours and probably their entire lives in the kitchen, for a fully balanced, well cooked meal? My Grandmother’s Time Girls married as young as 13 years,Continue reading “A Lifetime In The Kitchen”
Gratitude Journal #2 – Superheroes
Have you ever wondered about the Superheroes you read about or watch? I mean, yeah they have a tough backstory and stuff, but most of the time when their story begins, it always ends with so much grandeur. Like, everything somehow works out for them and then they get superpowers and a team of amazingContinue reading “Gratitude Journal #2 – Superheroes”
Starry Eyed Enigma 