Sadness – Off The Beaten Track

Bye, Bye Pria!

I suppose I should be sentimental. This week we traded in my very first car for something newer. I bought

Coiled. Tight. Uneasy. That is how I feel most evenings. A deep-seated unease has taken hold. A discontent that I

My eyes are crusty when I wake. In the dim light of dawn, I scrub my face and realize I

Pattu walked down, groggy with sleep, sleepiness a cloud around her face. I turned to hold her and then pushed

The bass beats drum slowly, steadily, loudly to one side of my bedroom. I toss and turn, the occasional headlight

The grated daikon glistens with moisture as I add finely diced green chillies to it. A sprinkle of sea salt

“If you hurt my feelings one more time…” Pattu looks at Ammu with threatening eyes. Ammu replies hardly looking up

Each day I wake up and feel I am living a lie. I am convinced my periods will show up

Late evening, darkness falling silkily over the apartment on the 10th floor. The balcony is open with the evening breeze

* Not suitable if you are looking for something feel good. Folding a humongous pile of clothes my mind wanders

Two years ago, give or take a few hours, I lost my dad. Our world as we knew it changed

Reading about the latest in the series of bomb blasts and shootings in Bombay makes me sick to the stomach.

As is my customary ritual I emailed my cousin V detailing my weekend jaunts. She replied back in an hour

Back at my desk after the regular status meeting our team has each week, my eyes fell on an innocuous

Down and out is how I feel When all of future resembles the current day I can feel sadness welling

“When Man loses faith in himself, he starts believing in God!” This used to be Appa’s response whenever I asked