• far from failed_haiku

    It has been a couple of months since the one of a kind haikai journal shut its doors. I have noticed it to be the fate of several journals these days, and wonder if it has to do with editor-burnout. One does get exhausted with taking care of life while at the same time running…

  • On motivation…

    I have often wondered what external stimulus has to do with writing. Last week was mostly spent in a lull and total block and moping around. Every word that came out of my head took immense time and effort. It was a total verbal constipation. Then I got a letter in my mail. My story…

  • Z: Zym

    I started this April A to Z challenge with an introduction to the protagonist of my novel The Healer. So I decided that I would end with the the world I’ve created. This is the world of Ariana and Farai. Of the evil Sephiroth with his unquenchable thirst for the ultimate power. Zym is one…

  • Y: Yoda

    Talked about Darth Vader I have, earlier in the month. Another tribute to George Lucas’s story telling, it is.  pic: Wikepedia Yoda. The ultimate teacher, the synonym of ‘mentor’. I loved the portrayal of this all powerful Jedi. Small, large eared. Speaking in a Yodic syntax. He has trained many a Jedi before young Luke…

  • X: Xavier and the X-men

    X-men is a misnomer. This is because this team has real fierce women too. I know that writing about characters is probably a cop out but I love the concept that Stan Lee has produced. The idea has been used in several books and of course in movies like District 9 and Avatar. ‘Normal’ people…