Cheer

I miss Mom more than ever as I walk through Sakura-laden sidewalks. The extended cherry blossom season has brought in a fresh wave of tourists, and visitors in outfits from different countries liven up the landscape further. I stopped to see a girl child in a wheelchair. Her expression sharply contrasted with her mother’s morose … Continue reading Cheer

March, Mom and Sakura – a translation

This is the longest entry I'm posting on WP. It is a translation of a Hindi story by Geetanjali Shree, winner of the International Booker Prize. Her novel was translated into English by Daisy Rockwell, and the translated work "Tombs of Sand" also won the Booker Prize. This is the translation of one of her … Continue reading March, Mom and Sakura – a translation