G is for Gift
I tried an exercise of epistolary format so I used a story you may already know. It’s about a gift.
Relationships
Navigating Family, Friendship, Marriage, Colleagues, Companions & other social connections
B is for BFF
I cheated, slightly. This isn’t a brand new story but one I wrote some time ago and had reviewed by a small group. I improved it since their feedback. It’s about friendship.
A is for Anniversary
I’m writing a short story everyday as part of April A2Z challenge. Each day’s prompt is a different letter of the alphabet.
A Generation Of ‘Forgive & Forget’
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…
The Bystander Chauvinist And Me
He’s not a bad person. He’s a law-abiding citizen, professional, family man. But he doesn’t think women have it worse. He still is a chauvinist.
You’ll Be Okay
You will be okay. I know.
City | Fiction | Poetry | Relationships
#Ideastory: Play-acting
Let us drift on an ocean of ideas and call it conversationLet’s share an AHA! moment and mistake it for compatibilityLet us feel the camaraderie of fellow voyagers and call it love I will if you will. Shall we call it a date?
City | Fiction | Pop Culture | Relationships
#Ideastory: Doll
Let me be the mole on your chin, he says,One you touch when you’re thinking, unthinking. I’m a plastic Barbie, she says,PERFECT. *If you like this you might want to check out my photostory collection or my Instagram stream.
There’s A Woman In Your Friendzone!
Dear men,
What’s that you say? Women don’t get into the friendzone? Allow me to introduce you to…
Why My Life Really Began At Thirty
I started ‘The Thirty Diaries’ a month before I hit 30. Now, six months from my 35th birthday, I do a mid-way check.