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Published: Poem on SpillWords Press

I’m very happy to share my poem, ‘ Newspapers- The Great Tragedy’ has been published on SpillWords Press. Here are a few lines from the poem ‘No newspaper’, the domestic help saysAnd I ponder, looking up from my phoneI remember Grandma readon the grey wicker chairWhen her work was done,her face solemn. You can read […]

Thankful Thursday 17.08.23: Book Review of Coming Home in the papers!

I woke up today and as always stretched for my mobile, lying on my bedside table. And as my fingers are wont to doing, I checked Whatsapp, Gmail, Fb with one eye squeezed shut, exerting pressure to push open the other eye. My eyes still glazed, my vision blurred, I realize I’ve been tagged on […]

Book Review of ‘In the Shadow of Rainbows’ by Selma Martin

Alert! Long Review The book is sheer poetry. Not because it has poems in it. But, the cover, the title, and the first few lines itself have the power to weave a magical web around you. Selma Martin says,” I dedicate ‘In the Shadow of Rainbows’ to you, the person holding this book, the person […]

Book Review of Coming Home by Willow Willers

Here’s a review that’s left me feeling warm and fuzzy. I love that Willow enjoyed reading Coming Home but what I love more is that she picked a song that she felt went with the message in the book. Read the review, listen to the song and read Willow’s comments on the book, to her […]

Norway Diaries 7 : A visit to Tønsberg municipality

I’m participating in the Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan Antion, Jo’s Monday walk and Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday, with another post on Norway. After five days in Sandefjord (due to hubby’s work), we decided to explore towns close by before taking the flight to Bergen on Monday morning. Tønsberg is 24 minutes away from Sandefjord, […]

‘My Heartfelt Review of Smitha Vishwanath’s debut novel ‘Coming Home”

I’m ecstatic about my first review from Japan by Selma Martin who is both a poet and writer. Of Coming Home, Selma Martin says, ‘This story gave me great insight into the family values upheld by an older generation, respect for aunties, elders, and such, while also exploring what these norms are like for the […]

Book Review : Knuckleheads: Dreamer’s Alliance by Dan Antion

Finally, I’m here with a book review after a long spell of two months. And, gosh, it’s good to be back. Knuckleheads is the first in a three-part series, written by Dan Antion. The book was released on 31/5/2022. The genre of the book showed, Paranormal and Urban Fantasy. ‘Not my kind of book’ was […]

Coming Home #BookReview

Another fabulous review by Balroop Singh, an educator, poet, and author, whose poetry I have read and enjoyed greatly. Here is an excerpt from the review. ‘ Coming Home is a brilliant book, as it offers much more than just a mundane story of a woman who is trying to come to terms with the […]

Norway Diaries : Around Bergen through doors and poetry

If I had to describe Bergen in one line, I would call it ‘The Florence of Norway’. A mix of art, nature, shopping, food and music, the city wins hands down as the best destination in Norway to enjoy a holiday that’s neither too fast-paced like Oslo nor too slow like Flam or Sandefjord. The […]

We won!

We won! ‘Coming Home’ won 2nd place in the Cover of the Month contest. While I know the cover is pleasant, this win had little to do with the cover and more to do with me being in the right place at the right time in my life. In a nutshell, it means I was […]