“Memory is comprised of images”, he said, “the text you read are shapes and pictures to be retained and recognised”. Well, no wonder that audio-visual forms are preferred everywhere, and AI can generate images, if we feed it with the right words as prompts. What flummoxes me totally is catering to the kinesthetics in the … Continue reading VARK
“That is the beauty of freelancing”, she said, “dig a well everyday to drink water. There is no piped water delivered to your faucets like a salary.” “Well, I’ve never dug a well in my life but I come from a village, where we used a handpump to get water, and I can bet it’s … Continue reading Life Lessons
Milly Way dreamt of a ride to the Milky WayMilly Way woke up in a spaceship with aliensThe telescope is gone, so is the place called homeconvinced she's made of stardust, she screamsI'm a star now, don't look for me, Mom, butleave the window open, I may peek into my room Six Sentence Stories
She appears to be in love with her words as she utters them. Maybe, it’s the glorious images those words conjure in her mind – her pristine superiority, pictures of herself and her loved ones ruling the world with an opinionated hand. It’s no joke, but a narcissist mind at work. I’m a criminal because … Continue reading Presence
Greta had many names, many identities and a trail of frauds unleashed on unsuspecting victims who fell prey to her beaming smiles and unabashed glamour. She was a widow who needed money to pay for her husband’s funeral, a student who needed tuition to finish her degree, a traveller who lost her passport and wallet, … Continue reading Greta and Gavin
“I was ‘born to the manor’ as you like to say, and the accident of birth has always overshadowed my efforts. I can’t call them achievements though, not yet. I don’t deny the privilege for I did not know where all that I took for granted was coming from.” The superstar’s son is awarded the … Continue reading Dawn
“Hmmm. Whatever happened is unfortunate and we are willing to condone the mistake, provided it never gets into the public eye – for if it does, you will be in the dock.” The top honcho speaks in a grave manner. “What do we do to keep it under wraps?” the offender averts his gaze and … Continue reading Un-Erasable
It’s not a fear, just aversion. The hatred, resentment, conspiracies all make me feel like I’ve been there before, but it’s not a zone I’d like to re-enter. I can feel it in my bones, but I can’t extract that one toxic ingredient and give it a name -it’s not a person, but a widely … Continue reading (Un)Reachable
“Doff your hat to novelists for fleshing out characters from thought patterns, and screenplay writers for extending it to real life interactions. All poetic thought is abstract, and poets are escapists. They seek flexible spaces where they can fashion things out of nothing, there is room for interpretation and nobody could blame them for being … Continue reading AI Battles
What is it that makes us such a voyeur – peeping through a window, opening a sealed envelope addressed to someone else, checking another’s phone, reading a biography, clicking pictures surreptitiously? What makes us feel so empty inside that we need to fill up the space with bits and bytes from other lives? A celebrity … Continue reading Voyeurism
