“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.” — Alice Walker So is a cactus. I’d never seen a cactus in the first 24 years of my life. Well, in Kerala, where I was born and brought up, I couldn’t even imagine … More The Desert Plant #ThursdayTreeLove
Welcome to the one hundred and eighty seventh edition of Fiction Monday. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” —Willie Nelson Stories From Last Week Reunion by AnamikaTiny Teachers by ShilpaA fiction thought by SuzanaBusy! by Vinitha Fiction Monday The idea is simple – to write. On Mondays, I will post … More Fiction Monday – 187
It was an accident—stumbling upon my draft folder in Medium. Lucky that I did though, as just last week I had hastily jotted down a piece while I was out, fully intending to publish it later that day. Like most pieces in that particular folder, this one too would’ve been destined to live a life … More Hiding in the Draft #MundaneMonday
“I am busy.” The words tumbled out without hesitation. Her life was wrapped in those three words. “I am busy.” It rescued her, from pretending to care about matters that she couldn’t care less about. But the weight of the pretense of being busy burdened her slowly. Unable to pinpoint what exactly kept her occupied, … More Busy! #FictionMonday
I tried. All day yesterday, whenever I could sit in front of my laptop, I tried to write. I wrote, too — a couple of stories? prose poems? — I don’t know what to call them. I had a few stunning ideas looming in my head, and I jotted them down. It can’t exactly be … More The Story Continues #MundaneMonday
Welcome to the one hundred and eighty sixth edition of Fiction Monday. “The things that make me different are the things that make me ME.” —Piglet (A A Milne) Stories From Last Week The failed escape by AnamikaThe first Christmas tree by Suzana Fiction Monday The idea is simple – to write. On Mondays, I will post … More Fiction Monday – 186
Welcome to the one hundred and eighty fifth edition of Fiction Monday. “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” —Edith Wharton Stories From Last Week You and your perfect photograph by AnamikaThoughts about meanders by SuzanaBeyond The Frame by Vinitha Fiction Monday The idea is simple – to … More Fiction Monday – 185
It is effortless to click the camera button and proudly share those photos on social media. Yet, the sad truth is that none of those images truly capture the reality – the genuine marvel that is nature. What we end up with is merely a photocopy, quite literally, of what our eyes feasted upon. Could … More Beyond The Frame
Is it really? I look around and see everything urging us that it’s not. We need more of everything. Clothes. Shoes. Car. Food. Space. And bigger. A friend kept complaining about how difficult it is to buy a house in this housing market, as prices have gone up exponentially, along with the interest rate. They … More Less Is More #MundaneMonday
it may appear wild and untamed,but there is a beautyin what may seem a chaos there is a freedom in the disorderthat eventually reveals an order and clarity there is a tranquility beyond the madness that drives you crazy and, when you are ready to embrace the all of it,you will experience the spectacular gorgeousness,the … More One Evening #ThursdayTreeLove
Void Thoughts 