Reena’s Exploration Challenge – 77

Welcome to a very special week of the year! Many of us look forward to it, many are weary of the hoopla that doesn’t get anywhere. The journey has been chronicled by a few, but the story gets outdated very fast, as newer versions emerge. Yes, you got it right. It is about half of … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge – 77

When?

“Remember our first date?”  She asked tearfully with the divorce decree in hand. “Certainly, I do. It was the first blog we wrote. I’ve no clue when did the story expand to a novel, and the characters took different routes.” “I blame myself for not knowing when new characters entered the story, other than our … Continue reading When?

Indications

We don’t have snow here, but the occasional hailstorm and heavy rains. Rains are predicted to dog us till the end of March, when normally, summer starts at this time. The winter clothes are not yet sent to the cleaners before being packed off for eight months. what’s the disturbance?light snow on TV screensindicative ofbad … Continue reading Indications

Moving on

This day was summer when the sun shone, and biting winter when clouds overtook the sky, a tumultuous mix of seasons in the span of an afternoon. I enjoyed my morning walk today, as the Sun greeted me. I wonder if the Moon is on a monthly break today, or is unable to see me. There … Continue reading Moving on

Human mind

Amnesia is not a dreaded word. It has not been one for decades. One can find life again and reconnect. Somehow, this episode is different. I find myself in a world without Facebook and Instagram. There is no digital backup of life, and no tattoos on my body. The fire has damaged more than my … Continue reading Human mind

One step forward, two ….

one step forward, two steps backwardtill I know not where to golost map, broken compass, yet ....the needle keeps me going till I know not where to govision obscured by wallsthe needle keeps me goingtakes me somewhere, where I need to be vision obscured by wallsa pointer to destinytakes me somewhere, where I need to … Continue reading One step forward, two ….

Fire in the snow

It’s an unusual sight – soldiers pouring in bottles of Old Monk rum down the throat of a frozen mule, to generate heat within. The mule is a comrade who stepped on thin ice, with a burden on his back, and was buried in snow. There is no way that a soldier lets go of … Continue reading Fire in the snow