The Idea-smithy

I finished reading Aunt Erma’s Cope Book yesterday. For a good part I thought it was a whole lot more cribby than her usual self but entertaining nevertheless. This lady certainly hit fame and creative expression through cribbing.
But I really loved the last chapter. Something she said about depression not being permissible in today’s world…touched [...]

This moment is beautiful. This moment is precious. This moment is perfect.
I can’t hold onto it or make it last longer. At best I can describe it and retain a fond memory of it, the way people keep photographs. And even those don’t carry the same relevance anymore with the onset of digicams.
Actually I’m ruining [...]

This is my contribution to the blog-a-thon on Street Harassment organized by Blank Noise Project.
Mama says don’t go here, don’t go there
Dad tells me to stop ‘attracting attention’ with my clothes
Ma tells me she doesn’t have a problem if I look good; only that other people will think so too
Pa says I shouldn’t get caught [...]

I had to fill out an application form for my yoga class. Thankfully it looked short and simple. So I began.
Name….Age…Gender…Address…Telephone number (brain on auto-pilot for all of these)
then the specifics
Food habits….health problems, if any…..(nothing new to report)
and this short section in the end took me entirely by surprise…how do the cricket-maniacs put it? A [...]