• Pretzels and Coke

    I remember the flight that took me to the US, 37 years ago. A young girl…

  • Seven o’clock Every Morning

    September 5, 2026 I first saw her a couple of years ago. She was this beautiful…

  • An Hour Flat to Bangalore

    I’m in 5th grade. My dad’s driving me to school. On the way, he quizzes me…

  • A Suburb Over

    3.16km …. My daily walk I live in a suburb that once was beautiful.  Now, parts…

  • Watched Over

    “Get down; you’ll fall”“We’ll get someone else to pluck them”“Your parents will shout at me” That…

  • From Clean Lines to Quiet Bloom

    I was a minimalist for over a decade. Picked it up while in the US. Found…

  • What Chai Knows

    He’s 9 1/2 years old. Signs of old age setting in. I wanted to make sure…

  • Grey and Grown – my Lizard story

    I’ll tell you a little story…. Two years ago, I walked into the front bathroom that…

  • A Smile’s Worth

    Dental awareness was next to nil, when I was a child. It was limited to my…

  • My Dearest Ivy

    I’ve decided to have my almost 3, Ragdoll, spayed. I got her when she was a…