It takes weeks to get all the details right. All the walls, windows and wires are now in the right place. He scrapes off paint, repaints certain lines as he recalls those days. During a coffee break, he wonders if things are still intact in the same place, or if the city exists only in … Continue reading Survivor
The phone buzzes… someone wants to check on my well-being. I switch off social media notifications. The frequency is higher than normal. I like seeing the well-dressed news reporters on television. There’s a normal life out there somewhere – people dressing up for work, interacting, going live … I say my gratitude for the internet … Continue reading Confinement
You want to say something, but need an amplifier and decoder for your messages. You fly far and wide, and know a lot more. We can benefit from your wisdom, but choose to use derogatory terms about the size of your brain. Maybe it’s envy for your power to conquer the skies… Maybe it’s our … Continue reading Help me
Most spoke of the low but omnipresent rumble of water, or its dulcet lap against a hull, but that was not how he missed the sea. There’s a huge difference between the view of a fisherman, and a tourist on the beach. Tourists have never had the privilege of befriending water, manipulating it, cutting through … Continue reading Forgiveness
“Those who reached there have never come back.” “Are you referring to those stones?” “I always wonder what they hold. Are they the intellectuals and knowledge-seekers who disappeared from the world? Do the stones represent disappointment on ignorance and arrogance in the world - a world they once cherished as their own? Does it become … Continue reading Enlightenment #writephoto
The candidate has a record of business failures. I don’t think I’ll hire him, but curiosity gets the better of me. “What went wrong with the restaurant you opened downtown?” “We closed it at lunch time, as someone told us later. But I do care about my employees.” “And what happened to the gas station? … Continue reading Business Development
I always knew I’m wired differently – the eternal rebel who looked down on compliance as sub-par to existence on this planet. It was the frantic attempts at rewiring that amused me. Parents, teachers, partners, colleagues, children … all of whom that I was an aberration to be ashamed of, a mistake to be corrected, … Continue reading Rewiring
When I walk in the dark, feeling things and measuring footsteps, I know how light defines the parameters of existence. The world is whatever light helps me to see. Whatever I can’t see does not exist. Glowing, gleaming, flickering, blinding, soothing, illuminating – it is the context for all that I see and understand. “Do … Continue reading Lambent #writephoto
“Break, but don’t bend” was touted as strength in my childhood. My grandfather was seen as a strong person, and we shared a close bond. There is a family history of osteoporosis and spinal health issues from my maternal side. I read somewhere that people with spinal and lower back problems hold a grudge about … Continue reading Backbone
“I’m leaving. Words dance on blue paper, as tears create inkblots.” No. This sounds like the beginning of a vintage story. Who writes letters in this day and age? A message needs to be timed correctly. They should see it only when she is well beyond their reach. Her fear surprises her. Is she still … Continue reading Goodbye
