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Thankful Thursday, Thursday Doors : 280825, Book Review, Ganesh Chathurthi celebrations

It’s been more than a week since I wrote. I’ve been busy doing a lot of things, one of them is working on a poetry book that I want to publish. I had sent a sample of it to the publishers in May and while two said they were busy this year and were willing […]

Art on Story Chat

I’m beyond thrilled to have my art showcased on Story Chat, which is managed by Marsha Ingrao. ‘Story Chat is more than a writing challenge. It is a unique and proven online program that encourages interaction between authors and readers. It’s part writers group, part beta readers, part fun fiction, and pure enjoyment.’ To check out […]

Book Review 16/50 2025 : The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

The book was published in 2015. It came to my attention in 2019 or 2021 but I did not bother picking it up because I thought it was a teen kind of book, thanks to ‘love’ in the title. I couldn’t have been more wrong. A friend of mine said I’d like it. Curious to […]

Monday Walk, Thursday Doors – Melbourne University, Tanka Tuesday 12.08.25

I’m writing this post for Jo’s Monday Walk challenge and Dan’s Thursday Doors challenge. This week, I’m writing about my walk around Melbourne University. Two years after my daughter entered the institution, did I finally get to see it. One thing and another, our travel to Australia had been postponed- first, my older daughter’s exams, […]

Book Review 15/50, 2025 : The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I’ve fallen far behind my target of 50 books for the year and we are already in August. I did not have the energy or the time to read in July as I was travelling and had a lot on my hands. However, I did manage to read ‘The Thing Around Your Neck’ , a […]

Wednesday Quote 29: Conversation with God

Even if things do not turn out the way we want, there’s always something to be grateful for. The fact that you’re alive and breathing, have someone to talk to, have a job, family, a roof over your head, food on the table, a clean bathroom, freedom, hands that move, a thinking mind…the list is […]

Published : This is a poem about tears, Flower of the Day : Yanchep Bells, Review of Coming Home

Photo by Alem Su00e1nchez on Pexels.com I’m delighted to share my poem, ‘This is a poem about tears’ has been published in Masticadores USA. I’d like to thank Barbara for showcasing my work in her publication. Here’s one stanza from the poem : This is a poem about tearsIts emergence from the well of your being, […]

Tanka Tuesday 050825, Thursday Doors 07.08.25 – Doors in Melbourne, Australia

I love participating in Tanka Tuesday challenges because each week, you don’t just write syllabic poetry but also learn something new. This week, Willow is the host of Tanka Tuesday and she asks us to write a taiga on a photograph taken by us, using Canva. This was my first attempt at writing poetry on […]

Melbourne Diaries, Poetry :#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 20, Synesthesia, 7/8/25

This post was meant to be published on 10.7.25 but like I said in my post, ‘Where did July go?’ , I got busy and never ended posting this. I’m late to the party but I’m sharing it anyway. I hope you indulge me by reading it. 10.7.25 I haven’t been active since a week […]

Where did July go?

The last time I wrote a post was on the first of July. It is exactly a month and a little more since I’ve been away from this blog. I didn’t mean to take a hiatus. I thought I’d be able to write even though I was traveling. I was only helping my daughters move […]