This story was written down almost in real-time. So many of the other stories happened and got told and retold profusely before being written that I started to question the credibility of them; my own stories. I mean, what are we other than a collection of stories? Each collection seemingly unique from the other, but […]
Disclaimer: this is a raw unedited pouring of my emotions. May not be my best work. But it comes from the heart. I am scared. Something has forever been changed. I want to run in the 2014 Boston Marathon. I had decided yesterday to start training for next year. I won’t give up the idea, [...]
Sonia glittered as she whirled the little black girl around the room to the infectious rhythm of the Afro Cuban drum. Her name, “Gold”, matched her fiery personality. Her eyes danced; aligned with the girl’s fast swaying body. Her excitement was contagious- this little dollop of sun, a mother of two. She lit up the […]
Originally posted on TIME:With the news that actor and comedian Robin Williams has died at age 63—he was found at his home in California after an apparent suicide on Monday—fans around the world have been left reeling. From Twitter to late night, tributes have poured in for a man who, for many, defined comedy.…
I’ve always wondered what happens on a weekend of a cultured person. What accounts for their knowledge of the world, from the arts to current events, to people they know or movies they’ve seen. I’m beginning to get a glimpse of this world in the “professional career woman” status I have been building over the […]
Reblogged from Entertainment: This past weekend, the U.K.'s Sunday Times broke the news that this past April, Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling secretly published a new book, a mystery novel called The Cuckoo’s Calling, under the name Robert Galbraith. The Times was tipped off by an anonymous tweet, and a subsequent investigation turned up the […]
Disclaimer: This is a very senti post. The funny thing is that I’ve written about us before. I’ve realized sometimes a million books filled with a million words isn’t enough to describe a feeling. That’s what this is. But that doesn’t mean I will stop trying. If you’re not in the mood for corny sentimentality […]
Originally posted on TIME:A YouTube user captured the moment recently when the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace played the theme song from the hit HBO series Game of Thrones. According to the British Monarchy’s website, the music played at the Changing of the Guard “ranges from traditional military marches to songs from films and…
First let me set the scene. This morning i landed in Amsterdam, and from there flew to Milan. A car picked me up and brought me to Stresa, a little (what used to be) fishing village on the edge of Lake Maggiore, but for some centuries has been the go to vacation destination for people […]
It’s so nice to share** stories. To be a part of a collective memory. A memory retold so many times, in so many settings, it gains a life of its own. A memory that often begins with a single phrase: “Remember that time…” Each of us with our own bit to add. Our own part […]
This is a reflection about a Great man, Richard Kulatunga, who lived a Great life. It is written in the first person, but I write on behalf of my siblings and cousins, and all the “kids” who were touched by his Greatness. This is a simple memory of my Grandfather, a humble reflection on my […]
A few years ago a close friend of mine, Sankhi, converted from Buddhism to Christianity. It was a major issue for me. As a Buddhist, it didn’t make logical sense that a person would go from believing that your fate lies in your own hands, to handing off that responsibility to a higher power. How [...]
One morning, sitting by the window bathing in the sun she was eating an apple. She was enjoying the heat of the summer, when she imagined the sun shining on her apple got captured as she bit into it and she tasted the sun. Startled by the sensation, she stopped chewing and quickly looked to […]
Wind swooshed through the branches of the dancing oak, as the white light of the twilight faded. i knelt before the stone; the oncoming storm spoke through the voice of my ancestors. I heard them. “Though the storm rages loud and strong, it will calm, quiet; the damage restored, the broken healed. Life never ends.” […]
So I have this test. I used to frequent the Library more often than I do now. I used to frequent it so much, that after a while I had read all the books by my favourite authors and I was at a loss. So I would close my eyes (in the fiction section) and [...]
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: search area widened and new summary of events so far – live updates http://t.co/RUTdFRZN32 — The Guardian (@guardian) March 10, 2014 Let me start by saying this is not a light matter, 200+ people missing, families waiting… That’s trully tragic. My heart goes out to them. But I must admit it reminds […]
After a long week of miserable grayness, and squeaky soggy wet shoes, Friday evening warmed up and Saturday morning began with bright sunshine and a true summer hum in Eastern Mass. Nam caught a bus up from New York Friday night, and I picked her up from South Station at 130am. When we got home, […]
Originally posted on The Fight In Me:I open my eyes and the silence is complete. My eye lids flutter and I hear distant echoes of swords crashing together, and pained cries of men as they fall. Against anothers steele, and the fearful whiniying of horses on the battlefield. My hand, familiar with the routine,…
I stepped outside; into a crowd of people. Everyone was looking in the same direction. I peeped. It’s a Double rainbow. It had a psychedelic effect on all who saw it. Cars slowed down, people stood in the middle of the street snapping pictures; trying to ingrain this magic into their brain… …or their phone. […]
My love-ish life is a riot these days! As a friend pointed out recently I’ve been in the heavy artillery zone, and its a shock I’m still alive. But this isn’t a post about a girl who built walls around her heart to keep people out, or to protect the fractured pieces of her heart. […]