No Words

Today my friend bought a bird in the market and set it free. For the past 6 months (since his mom was diagnosed with Cancer), he has been preparing to let go. 3 days ago, his mom passed away. He called me to say he was letting the bird go…and that he has not...

One fish is no fun

A good story must have multiple characters in it. A single-character story is single-dimensional and, hence, boring. Today I want to play your friendly neighbourhood science guy. Only that I won’t be doing much besides talking. Trust me. You don’t want me doing...

The Truth about Fiction

There are websites that tell you how you should write, how you should polish your work, how you should present your work and how you should market it. All these are skills you can learn. But those websites don’t tell you how to conceive an idea you want to write...

MAY 14, 2000 AD

They had come together as if by design. Her own children had abandoned Sita Devi because she had become a burden. At 78, she could hardly see beyond 4 feet without her spectacles. Somebody had told her she needed new ones. She could not afford a new pair; hunger ruled...