Dear Reader, Winter is upon us. Literally. The lizards in my house have disappeared and there are no more mosquitoes that need swatting. They tell me that winter is the perfect time to shed busyness, to put it on hold. When we return, the world will be right there, I'm sure, hardly having missed us. …
I Write
so I may not forget the tiny balcony in my ancestral home where Baba crouched on his haunches and smoked in the afternoons of live cricket matches that played on his green transistor more than thirty years ago. On most days that memory is enough, even though the tobacco on the tendu leaf turned his …
WHAT SCARES YOU- TRAPPED
Hello! I'm thrilled to be writing this post today because WEP (Write... Edit... Publish) is finally back after a not-so-brief break of nine months. Since October is the month of Halloween in some countries, our team is celebrating with a special event called 'Horror Fest' for our first comeback post. What Scares You? When I …
Out of the Shadow
Dear Reader I bought potted parsley almost fifteen days ago. The man at the nursery told me it won’t last long. But I didn’t use it, not until this morning. Last night I felt the tremors, partially. It was only when my daughter banged on the door that I noticed the fan swinging. It was …
BOOK REVIEW- AFTER DEATH COMES WATER
(Image: Harper Collins) Book: After Death Comes Water Poet: Joy Goswami (Translated from the Bengali by Sampurna Chattarji) Publisher: Harper Perennial Genre: Prose Poetry Language: English Lovers of poetry can only hope to satiate some of their thirst for this enriching art if they meander into the world of translated verses. The globe with its …
IGNITE-from within the confines- (IWSG, November 2020)
Welcome back friends. It's the first Wednesday of November and it's the IWSG day. The Insecure Writer's Support Group is a wonderful place to learn and grow together; to share and shed inhibitions and to seek support in your writing journey. If you wish to be a member of this amazing community of writers, join …
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A Hundred Quills 