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February 9, 2021
A Home On My Back
My weekly astrology classes take up a bulk of my Saturdays. I am actively listening to theory, catching up on podcasts related to the material taught and applying the concepts I learn to my natal chart. The rest of the time though, my mind is processing and viewing my life and the world through a … Continue reading A Home On My Back →
January 27, 2021
What The “F”
Just before I set the table for dinner, I check the school district’s app for parents, the one that shows at a glance, attendance, grades and, assignments. The red indicator at the top tells me I have new messages. I feel dread as I click on it. The list of grades while unsurprising, deflates me. … Continue reading What The “F” →
January 22, 2021
Respite
I wake up a little after 4:00 am most days. Today, I woke feeling happy and rested which is a rarity. It has been two days since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as President and Vice President. I cried as I watched them take their oath. I felt jittery and nervous in … Continue reading Respite →
January 21, 2021
Memories Bring Back Memories
Today marks eleven years to the day since we received the call from the social worker. It was a Thursday, like today. Earlier in the morning, I had written in my blog. “Ever get that feeling that you are caught on the median with vehicles flying past both ways wondering if the pace will ever … Continue reading Memories Bring Back Memories →
January 19, 2021
#LettersToKamala – Tryst With Fame
Early in January, the Biden Inaugural Committee put out a call on social media asking for children to write a letter to our VP-Elect Kamala Harris. I promptly bookmarked the tweet and asked all three of my children if they would write to her. My reasoning was simple. This is history in the making. VP-Elect … Continue reading #LettersToKamala – Tryst With Fame →
January 17, 2021
We Need Our Own Heroines
An article I wrote for Parent Connect appeared online today. It is about the need for diversity in literature.
January 7, 2021
Hard Conversations
Not unlike a day last year following George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police, I stood by the kitchen island and played a seven minute video showing what happened in the nation’s Capitol yesterday. All three of my children watched in horror as men and women scaled walls, broke windows, defiled offices and … Continue reading Hard Conversations →
January 5, 2021
Parenting From The Sidelines
I watch my twins laugh and chat with their friends from school over Facetime. The happy faces, the whispered exchanges and the giggles that break out every once in a while, make me amused. I think about the time I was eleven in the pre telephone, pre internet days where friends meant those that lived […]
December 31, 2020
Goodbye, 2020. Welcome 2021.
It is New Year’s eve as I write this. My morning has been productive. I’ve cooked an elaborate meal of vendekka morkuzhambu, beans parupu usili with ample help from Amma. I have two batches of Jalapeno bread proving in the oven, I also have four rounds of laundry in various stages of the pipeline from […]
December 23, 2020
Dakshin Literature Festival 2020
Join me at 9:00 pm IST/10:30 am EST December 24th. This was a fun, lively and engaging discussion. You can watch on The New Indian Express webpage and their social media channels.
