We think twice before stating opinions. We no longer erupt in anger. Instead, we don’t say too much about anything.

The sparrows are sulking. The water bath has been moved away from the feeder. They are a bit neurotic, these

The monsoon has retreated and with it, the words. All through the summer, the words raged out of me. There

A Wall of Sound. Hands, clapping in a rhythm instinctive and visceral. Hearts beat too, in the same cadence. Whistles

The obituaries in Indian newspapers are for the most part practical in nature, unsentimental and carefully worded. The cost of

Do you remember those ‘Love Is…’ cartoons? You have to be of a certain vintage to know what I’m talking

My gardener brought me a present yesterday. A bag full of earthworms. I love earthworms. We used to go ‘fishing’

I felt very old today. Ancient. A friend and I exchanged notes on healing. Both of us have lost a

A half moon in a hazy sky and low tide. Sleepy early morning walkers, yawning, stretching. The post-monsoon air is