Is Anyone Ever Ready?

Image by Rebecca Scholz from Pixabay My nephew got married on the 15th of this month. I remember the day he was born. We were so excited to see him. A tiny little bundle wrapped up in a baby blanket. And now here he was, all suited and booted, ready to walk down the aisle. Looking at him,…

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Delay

This post is written in response to the two hundred and thirty fifth edition of Fiction Monday hosted on Void Thoughts by Vinitha Dileep. The prompt for this edition is delay. If you like it, do say so in the comments. I would love to hear from you. He rang the door bell, his hands sweating. “Would she still be…

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Losing Our Idealistic View Of The World.

There are moments in life, when you are thrown a question and you are stumped for an answer. Last night, my student, Anmol, send me a message saying, “Teacher, Mummy and Daddy told me that there are bad people in real life like they show in the movies. Is it true?’ Now, this question hit…

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Word of the year, 2025

Happy New Year! It’s that time of the year to put past mistakes and failures behind us and look to the future with hope and optimism. It’s that time of the year for me to decide on my word of the year (WOTY). Some people find their WOTY easily. They are very clear about what…

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