When it falls between the gaps.
SHORT STORIES The Vigil of the Tenth Air (Apex Magazine, 2026 – Upcoming; Link for Patreons) The De-Extinction of Man (Dubai Future Foundation; Link) POETRY Shift Workers, Painted Pebble Lit Mag (Summer 2026 – Upcoming) BOOKS Strategy for Life (Penguin Random House, 2026 – Upcoming) The Sky Has Moved Away (TDC, 2023; Link) Silent Eloquence …
This would be my 200th post. The blog is officially retired, and I write elsewhere now. But what is strange is that I don’t feel at home anywhere else. This is the place where my words first made their way into the ether that is the internet, this is where I wrote with freedom and …
Call me crazy, I just signed up to Camp Nanowrimo. A commitment to write the first draft of a novel in one month! 189 words on day1. Slow start, but feels awesome. Here is the opening –
Darn. I forgot the blog’s 10 year birthday. It was on 26 Aug 2014. If I had time, would have posted the sequel to this Remembering a journey. Watch this space for the part II. Coming Soon.
I have a love-hate relationship with short stories. In fact, if you had asked me less than half a year ago, I would have probably told you that I don’t like them at all. But since then, I have read a few brilliant ones – the kind that makes you go ‘wow’ at the end. …
The thoughts of a person who is writing are restrained by the speed of his own writing. It does not gallop like unreined wind. Instead it flows smoothly like a river flowing down a mountainside. It twists, turns and it follows different paths..but it never loses track of where it has been. Silent Eloquence was …
Here’s the new addition to my work wall (well, the wall behind my work chair) (image:gaping void) If I don’t reply to comments, don’t tell me I didn’t warn you..:)
Vishu, the harvest festival, the beginning of a brand new year. Konna, the beautiful yellow flowers that adorn every garden and every house. Kani – a platter arranged with utmost care the previous night so it would be the first thing you see in the morning. Waking up to start the new year with gods …
I love doing things last minute – I just realized that today is the last day of the Indibloggies polls. Some of my fav blogs are in the running – do vote if you can spare the time. Nanopolitan for Best Topical IndiBlog Mridula for Best Travel Blog Varnam and Falstaff for Indiblog of the …
An interesting article in FT by Lucy Kellaway titled “Thrusting young careerists give the lie to ‘Generation Y‘” caught my attention – I disagree with several points that the author makes in the article, but it sure prompted me to think about what we look for in a job – after all the real war …