• 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 the blues of grays

          Aging is a difficult process. I used to think, why can’t people age gracefully? But I admit I swallowed hard when I spotted a gray hair in the mirror. I quickly scanned through the rest of my hair like a maniac and sure enough, found a couple more. In an instant, my mind scuttled…

  • Started the ride!

    It has been a while since I got back into writing fiction. The beginning has been a bit slow but it is exhilarating to say the least, to create something on paper again after so long. All through high school and college, I was told to put a rein on my pencil because it tends…

  • a line for faith

    It was at the writer’s club party, that Henry Snider, a confirmed liberal, remarked “Faith unites, religion divides”. Very poignant. Years ago in my teens, I devoured Richard Bach, Kahlil Gibran, Ayn Rand and such to try and find my religion. None of the established disciplines seemed made for me. I am still searching. But…

  • Travelling in a palenquin.. – II

    This essay featured in Palki magazine, in the October 2009 issue. http://calcuttans.com/palki/autumns-and-eulogies-english-article-by-sangita-kalarickal/ Autumns and eulogies      The ink on the paper is fresh and vivid, carrying with it fragrances of summer. Soon however the green leaves would turn and bring with it an invitation to winter. It was at such a time a while ago…