Reading plan for 2019

Hola people and welcome to this brand new year. Reading-wise 2018 was a good year for me. I got through 36 books and am pretty happy with that. Normally I plan my reading meticulously but the end of 2018 was so chaotic on the home front that I was caught off guard without a reading …

Mom’s life #Write Bravely

The Municipality officers had been at work all day pumping the water out of her basement and it was only now that she could go down there. It was a mess, a sad sorry mess. She'd take days to clean this out. She sat down on a stool and pulled the cardboard carton towards her. …

Dear ______ ,

All day today I have struggled to write this letter. It’s not that I don't have anything to say, neither is it about being able to find the words to say what I have to. The trouble this time round is rather strange - I don’t know who I should be writing this letter to. …

Of Men, Loves and Passions #WriteBravely

“Hello,” said the voice on the phone. “My name is Shah Rukh Khan. I know you never expected a call from me, as famous as I am, but I’ve been given your name as someone who can help me find something I’m looking for.” ‘Yeah yeah yeah and I’m Anushka Sharma, Virat is right here …

The Bucket List #WriteBravely

‘Ma,’ where’s my lavender stole? called out Rimjhim. Rashmi put down the newspaper and looked up. Rimjhim stuck her head out from her room, ‘Ma… please, where is it?’ "In your cupboard, somewhere, I presume,' said Rashmi and picked up the paper again. ‘Really ma this grand ‘Be Independent’ experiment of yours is driving me crazy.’ …

Daddy’s rules #WriteBravely

My dad gave me three life rules to live by Reach out and make friends Never ever desert a friend Never stab a friend in the back The first two were easy, but the third one proved difficult all because of a cheeseburger. Let me explain. Look, I’m a friendly, easy-going sort of person, so …

What’s in the trunk? #WriteBravely

  ‘I’m glad we’re leaving this place. It spooked me out,’ said Ravi hoisting his rucksack onto his back. ‘Really? I thought it was fine. I enjoyed the quiet,’ said Soumya. ‘It wasn’t just the quiet. First there’s that deserted burnt down portion at the back, then look at these cobwebs. The sheets smelt musty …

Colours of Friendship

‘You draw a red arc like this,’ said Sita, taking Anjali’s index finger in her hand and tracing out the shape on the drawing book, ‘and then inside it you make an orange one, then yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet and Voila! you've made a rainbow.’ Anjali tried to dredge out some memory of …