S is for Someone Else
I tried a different genre and style today. Whoever you are, this story is not for someone else.
Navigating complex emotions of jealousy, ambition, insecurity, joy, fear, peace, anger, happiness, betrayal, contentment, disappointment, love.
I tried a different genre and style today. Whoever you are, this story is not for someone else.
I usually avoid religious references. But what are myths but great stories of power? I picked Happiness for today. And there was only one character to portray its essence.
Today’s story came from the prompt ‘DREAD’.
I went to lunch with a beloved aunt, last week. She is one of my role models, having blazed the corporate path in the 70s and faced racial and gender prejudices. She has also had a ‘love marriage’ to a wonderful but non-Tamilian man. We spoke of work (hers and…
Why was there blood on the dance floor? Because Susie had her period. Ha, bloody ha.
I’m throwing a party, she says,and you’re not invited. Fine, he replies,Then be sure not to send me the bill.
You will be okay. I know.
I started ‘The Thirty Diaries’ a month before I hit 30. Now, six months from my 35th birthday, I do a mid-way check.
Your secrets
Things that are just never ‘right’ Things that shouldn’t but do enough work well enough Things that are sure-fire bad ideas because…trust me, I’ve tried them!