The First Time After
We think of firsts as one-time only things. We assume they’re the domain of the young, the uninitiated. The first time is so much more.
Age
Birthday Notes
It’s not my birthday now but it is of a lot of people I love.
Deep Breath, 2020
A new year is under way after all the things that 2020 was. Are we ready to let it go? Or are we still clinging to our wounds?
Sailing The Age Bar
I watched @netflix_in #FabulousLives. I loved Neelam as a kid & even more now. At a self-confessed 50, she exudes the understated confidence that comes from riding life’s ups & downs. But there’s also a vulnerability, the hesitation about her looks, the uncertainty of comeback roles. Unlike the brittle tantrums…
Medical Autobiography
Reading my medical file feels like a nostalgia trip & a mystery both in one. Sherlock Holmes & the case of falling blood pressure.
Tinsel Life
I feel like a character in someone else’s coming of age story. The kind about a young man discovering life, love and that, contrary to what his mama said, the universe does not revolve around him. I’m Sunday morning breakfast in a social calendar filled with boozy Saturday nights &…