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Malabar Pit Viper
Favourite viper. I wrote about how I had an interesting encounter with one here.
Waves
When I was little, the monsoon in Bombay was stuff of legend. And in a good way. … While it poured outside, poured with the strength of a hundred stampeding elephants, while the world scurried indoors, my father took us to the beach. Sometimes, me, sometimes my brother and I, and sometimes, this whole gang […]
Today has been okay
“‘Cause life has been insane but, today has been okay.” Emiliana Torrini. Damn straight.
We are the things we don’t say
What happens to the words we don’t say? Where do they go? What becomes of them? Words formed with force and feeling, To wound, to hurt, to rebuke, Words, filled with meaning, To pacify, to comfort, to apologise Words, bursting, searing, rising from the deep To heal, to love, to protect, What happens to these […]
Stand Tall, Baby Doll
For everybody who needs a battlecry today.
Claws in the new year
Too quick to strike. Too quick to wound. Too quick to want the last word. Here’s hoping we can learn to keep ’em claws retracted in the new year and pick battles wisely. Because -> “But then, on the other hand, I must warn you that when you finally have the pleasure of saying the […]
Bird by Bird
“Don’t look at your feet to see if you’re doing it right. Just dance.” — Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. Despite the title or this fabulous quote, this isn’t a book on birds, or dancing. It’s instructions on writing and life. It’s what a father tells his son, who’s overwhelmed by an assignment he […]
Jelly Time
Sometime over the last few months, i fell in love with a certain type of creature – cnidarians – and this one in particular. Has fish in its name but is not a fish, has stinging nettles that are fairly deadly, does not understand boundaries, and is well, drop dead gorgeous. It’s knocked tigers off […]
Bombay Monsoon
Never leave, you. Big, broad-shouldered, fierce. All or nothing. #BombayMonsoon “Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walkin’ in the rain.” Billie Holiday. .