They haven't postponed the new release on OTT, the svelte heroine doe-eyed sways to a song, a poor adaptation of one from the sixties. Festivals wait in the wings, my daughter has counted fourteen days to Holi*. There's a wedding in the neighbourhood, notes of band wallahs* play louder than their livery. A friend sends …
Books and Cleaning Sprees!
Hello! I've realised that when life gets too much, rationality, sanity and calmness are harder to come by in practice than in theory. But there's also something else that I've learnt- panicking doesn't help. When you know that there are bigger things to deal with than stick to your new year resolutions, the best is …
Tomorrow is Another Day – WEP Challenge
Hello! Welcome to the first WEP Challenge, 2023. This month we would like to know what inspires you about the iconic film 'Gone With the Wind'. Here is what you have to do, FLASH FICTION, POETRY, NON-FICTION, PHOTO ESSAYS...POST 15 - 17 FEBRUARY 2023 SUBMIT your name and URL to the list below starting February 15 to the …
IWSG February- Book Covers & More!
One of the problems I face on social media is definitely interaction. I wouldn't like to call myself an introvert but my inability to make conversation about little things often leaves me speechless (comment-less). My engagement is limited to reading, sharing and talking about everything writing-related. But there is a nook where I find it …
Word of the Year – Believe (IWSG Jan)
Hello Readers and my IWSG friends It's a new year for the Insecure Writer's Support Group and my fourth with them. I have since grown as a writer and learnt much, specially after reading the writing journeys of others in the group and the advice on aspects of writing every month. It is also a …
The best place is right here!
Hello Readers! Welcome on day one of the new year. Are you the one who looks back and analyzes an entire revolution around the sun; prepares a list of the rights and wrongs, the highs and the lows; makes a mound of the little wins and losses and sits over them dreaming of how you’d …
A Hundred Quills 