Love That Spilleth Over
Laddu peeks in the study and noticing I am on a work call, closes the door gently behind her as
Category: Family
Vacation Tales
We (my children and I) returned from a ten-day trip to Texas late last night. Exhaustion had us sleeping well
Filial Expectations
I am at the stove deep frying thenkuzhal, a golden extrusion of rice and lentil flours fried and drained on
Milestone: Five Years Old
“Can I towel myself off?” “Can I put Aveeno all by myself?” “Can you help me with my shirt?” “Can
Milestone: Ten Years Old
Pattu bounds down the stairs each morning, a full hour before her sister Ammu wakes. Some days she hugs me
Non Anniversaries
Saathi’s voice modulates up and down to match Laddu’s enthusiasm at the little table by the kitchen island. Laddu is
Big Little Things
The clock is yet to strike 8:00 am. The twins and Saathi have left for school and work. Laddu is
Family Is Love
My feet hurt. The delicious kind of ache that comes from knowing all of your work is done and all
Love Is All That Matters
My iWatch shows 6:46 AM. The king size bed I am in is curiously populated. I am on one side
Losses Unknown
“Can you show me a picture of thatha?” Laddu asks, thrusting an old album at me. “Sure!” I say as
How To Make A Family
In June this year, I workshopped a piece at the Yale Writers’ Workshop. While this piece is a rehash of
Echoes From The Past
The moon is a faint echo on the horizon as I drive back home from the daycare. It is way
Siblings And Cousins
I scroll through my photos feed on IG and on impulse feel the need to upload one. Browsing through the
Like A Yo-yo
She rolls to and from me like a yo-yo, the weight of her body propelling her first one way and
Imposters: Life and Death
I lie in bed, in the dark, under the covers, the backlit screen of my phone casting an eerie glow.
Hot Pink Bikes And Time That Zooms Ahead
“I’ll never give up,” Ammu says, her eyes fierce. She straddles the new bike she is testing in the store,
The Moon Is A Taco And Other Things
I am clearing up the crumbs from breakfast when Pattu’s clear voice calls out to me from beyond the patio
BBC Asia Radio Interview
The alarm went off at 3:00 AM and I stood sipping coffee in the cool back patio of my sister’s
You Are Not Alone
“What is on your mind?” exhorts Facebook when I turn to my phone in a moment of despair “Craptastic (pun
Dinner Table Discoveries
“I will do it myself!” Laddu’s voice is strident, ringing across the dining table where the five of us
Paying Tributes Over Time and Space
I eye the phone longingly. My fingers itch to dial Amma’s cell phone number but I desist. I can picture
