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What the Hands Know
Felix has been refusing his food. The kibble sits in his bowl untouched, so I reach for the treats he likes, the duck rounds. I pick two. They are circular, and they look and feel like cardboard. I have never had duck, so I cannot say, but if I were to eat one I imagine…
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A New Book Is Coming: Why Is My Skin Brown?
A new middle-grade novel is on the way. Sarayu is twelve, Pennsylvania-born, and about to learn that Bengaluru has its own ideas about her skin.
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Table, Menu
I was scrolling Threads on a Saturday afternoon, the fan on, a clutch of kids in the home, loud, and an orange card slid up the feed. A quote, white text on saffron. Rutger Bregman, an essay about AI, a quote set in a frame. I hopped over to read the whole thing. I nodded…
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Openness as a Practice: On WGBB’s After the Kids Move In (2026 Transcript)
A June 2026 radio conversation with AFFCNY’s Pat O’Brien and Chester Jackson: infertility grief, open adoption, and learning to hold children lightly.
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The Color Sanguine
This week I have been hard at work plumbing the depths. I sifted through years of correspondence, pored over pictures, marinated in memories from over three decades ago. Some of what I found startled me. I hold grudges. That one evening in Feb 2001 when I stood at the intersection of MG Road and Brigade…
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The Long Count
Nithya Raman is closing the gap one counted ballot at a time. On the slow, invisible labor of the women still waiting to be seen, and the work that outlasts the wait.
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Who Carries the Blame
Felix pulls toward a blowing leaf and my friend says it without lowering her voice. She is unhappy. She has been for a while. The house is paid off, the children are launched, the account is full, and she is standing on her own lawn wondering whether she wants to keep living the life she…
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Blossom: A Review
My pick for cdrama of the year: fantastic cast, tight pace, spectacular visuals, top-tier leads.
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My Troublesome Star: A Review
A delightful 12-episode drama that lets its older characters shine and refuses to airbrush its fifty-year-old lead.
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My Calorie Boy: A Review
An underrated high-school gem with rare nuance, for anyone who loved When I Fly Towards You or A River Runs Through It.