I was browsing through a list of journal prompts. Why journal prompts? Well it’s easier to write about stuff you know and what else do you know most about other than yourself and stuff you have encountered, how they make … Continue reading →

Walked into work today all geared to face the week and then there was no internet. So here I am blogging until the issue is resolved. Yesterday was a good Sunday. It was an absolutely wonderful day. I say this … Continue reading →

I have always considered this blog to be a journal kinda thing. I’ve never been able to keep a journal consistently. I started several journals back then but they kinda grew stale within mere weeks. My sister is a big … Continue reading →

Here are some late night quickies .. In terms of hint fiction of course.  The movie appears to be another heroic flop. The girl next to him laughs annoyingly, hogging the armrest. Entertainment in this country is truly depressing. The … Continue reading →

So here goes my second attempt and coming up with some hint fiction. Kadala karaya stood by his cart watching people, occasionally pouring some kadala into small siri siri bags. Little he did know shrapnel yet to infiltrate. Sirens blaring … Continue reading →

I have been having a lot of trouble with avocados ever since I moved out. I love the fruit, I cannot resist the need to make a smoothie or guacamole every time I see them when they are maroon and … Continue reading →

I close my eyes, to discover what I seeHoping there will be a mysterious answer, hidden somewhereIt’s just dark matter, hollowness I see at firstAnd maybe a bright light, probably from the screen in front of meA small retail shop, … Continue reading →

So I thought I give this hint fiction thing a try. Nothing better to do until I fall asleep. I’m on a tiny keyboard trying out what Dauna did some time ago. Blogging from the phone. Here goes, Darkness falls … Continue reading →

Have not been able to write much this week. It has just been limited to my personal journal. Since the beginning of this year my journal has been my only solace in times of disappointment, loneliness, selfishness, anxiety. Absolutely any … Continue reading →

Ahh the joys of Monday morning. Monday blues.. Manic Monday.. Whatever connotation that goes with Monday seems to be appropriately applicable to this day. Today. This almost feels like the worst Monday of my life. Almost. Oh well I am … Continue reading →

Came across the invitation for hint fiction on Groundviews, as pointed out by Dauna. It says that prospective writers should base their stories on something very Sri Lankan, to evoke something of this country – something loved, reviled, longed for … Continue reading →

I’m sitting outside under the bright sun sun that burn my left cheek and ear. I just cannot turn my face to the left side to admire the greenery and the water. Yes I’m sitting in a place with an … Continue reading →

So I read this news item with great amusement as there an airline named Buddha Air in Nepal. So the 10% of buddhists there doesn’t seem to have a problem with the name. Career is there from the 1997 is … Continue reading →

Thought I’ll write something quick, time seems to be so finite these days. My co-authors have abandoned me and the blog. They’ve left for greener pastures in foreign lands, those nincompoops. One is way too busy and the other one, … Continue reading →

So last week I got invited to a BBQ. This was the most boring and bland BBQ I’ve ever been to in my life. Well what can you say, you get to experince bizarre things in life. Quite frankly I … Continue reading →

My sentiments about the morning traffic this week…… mad!!!! Seems like there is some reason or the other for the crazy traffic that is out there in the morning this week. It just drives me crazy. To add on to … Continue reading →

Dear Frank, This is very disappointing, Booth. You smoked! After abstaining for almost 3 months? Or did you smoke all along and pretended that you quit and did that whole oh-I-am-so-awesome-I-can-quit-anytime act? I thought you said you quit smoking, for … Continue reading →

I think I’m going through an emotional roller coaster these days. Sometimes I feel sort of happy, sometimes I want to kill myself, sometimes I feel I’ve lost some part of me. I feel the deep dark clouds have crushed … Continue reading →

I must admit, every time I try to drink more than a couple of glasses of wine it does not go do down well. I’ve also come to the stark realization that the maximum number of glasses that I can … Continue reading →

This weekend was a case where time just whizzed past me. Saturday evening was a wedding and I spent the first half of Saturday trying to get my clothes organized. I know I should have prepared earlier but it’s almost … Continue reading →