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Book Review: The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy

Going to the Lit-fest got me back into reading. Despite the crazy amount of running around I’ve been doing, I have managed to complete reading yet another book. This after Barbara Leonhard’s Three- Penny Memories. The absence of internet for two consecutive days ensured I did no mindless staring at the idiot box and it […]

A whirlwind fortnight : Birthday, Death anniversary, Bangalore Lit-Fest and more

I finally got time today to blog. Other than the quick post on Amritsar, which I began while I was still at home, in Dhaka, and only required to complete before publishing, I haven’t had the time or inclination to write. Don’t get me wrong. I haven’t lost my love for writing, but I’ve been […]

Book Review : Three-Penny Memories by Barbara Harris Leonhard

I know the poet as the editor of Masticadores USA, an online poetry magazine and as a Pushcart nominee. But, it was her eloquent and compelling review of my book, Coming Home, and Michella Ayon Navajas’s book, ‘After Rain Skies’ that made me want to read more of the poet’s writing. This led me to […]

Delhi Diaries 5- Last day at Amritsar- Golden Temple and more

I rolled out of bed at 2.00 a.m. on the last day of our trip. The plan was to visit Golden Temple at 3.00 a.m . My friend groaned with exhaustion as she followed suit. At 3.30 a.m. we were dressed and in the lobby waiting for the rickshaw driver who had brought us back […]

Art: Sand and Water, Tanka Tuesday 21.11.23

I kept this painting simple. Just sand, water and hill. And I liked how it turned out. The painting is a reminder to keep life simple and uncomplicated. I’ve painted this using acrylics. If you’d like to see the rest of my paintings, check my website, Spaces. Now, for this week’s Tanka Tuesday hosted by […]

Stream of Consciousness Saturday 18.11.23

I woke up to this glorious sight this morning and the one thought that crossed my mind was , ‘Thank God for sunrises.’ Here’s a stream of consciouness poem that this sight gave birth to Today’s sky line There’s a line in the skyMade of fluffy cloudsLike Lakshman’s rekhaOver the golden globe. It hovers, tightly […]

Thankful Thursday 16.11.23

Thursday’s here and it’s time to list all the things that I’m thankful for this week. This is part of Annette’s Thankful Thursday challenge where you explicitly express all that you’re grateful for. There is of course, home, country, family and health that I am extraordinarily thankful for at all times. But here are a […]

Thursday Doors 16.11.23 : Colorful doors of Punjab

These are pictures I took at Sada Pind, which is created to resemble a village in Punjab. It’s a tourist attraction spread over 12 acres of land. You can read about my visit to Amritsar here. Here are a few of the doors I found at Sada Pind. The place is a door lover’s delight. […]

Published : Book Review by GS Subbu, of Coming Home, on SpillWords Press

I’m thrilled to see a book review of Coming Home published by SpillWords Press. Do check it out by clicking the link . Here is an excerpt of the review : BOOK REVIEW written by: GS Subbu @gssubbu50 My introduction to Smitha’s writings was when I read ‘Roads – A Journey with Verses’ which she had […]

Amritsar- Day 1 : An unforgettable experience, #Tanka Tuesday, Happy Diwali!

Amritsar is a city in the northwestern state of Punjab while Delhi and Agra are cities in Uttar Pradesh. So, our short trip of 6 days took us to two States and three cities in India. The trip to Amritsar was the last leg of our trip. The 6-hour journey was pretty much uneventful if […]