I didn’t listen; I should have! It is a tragic tale of ignored advice (with a side of regret and eye rolls). Ah, the sweet thrill of ignoring perfectly good advice. Nothing quite compares to the confidence of saying, “It’ll be fine,” only to watch the disaster unfold like a slow-motion scene from a bad…
C – Can’t Even…But I Have To (Because adulting is just forced wisdom.) #BlogchatterA2Z
‘Can’t even, but I have to!’ is the universal adulting mantra. It’s the internal scream before tackling a Monday morning, the deep sigh before paying bills, the eye roll before making yet another doctor’s appointment. It’s knowing fully well that no one else is going to do it for you, no matter how much you…
B – Been there, Done That, Got the Emotional Baggage (and probably a therapy bill) #BlogchatterA2Z
I got myself a lifetime membership to the ‘Why did I do that ?’ club. My baggage comes in a matching set – carry-on for minor regrets, checked luggage for deep-seated issues, and an oversized trunk for things I refuse to unpack. Not to forget a unique little clutch just for that one little embarrassing…
A – Ah, So That’s Why! (Took me only a few decades to figure this out.) #BlogchatterA2Z
Have you ever seen a duck gliding smoothly on a pond? Looks effortless, doesn’t it? Now imagine what is happening underneath – its little webbed feet paddle like crazy to stay afloat. That’s us. All of us. No one has figured it out…not even the people who pretend they do. As a child, I believed…
Theme Reveal #BlogchatterA2Z 2025
April is a special month for Bloggers worldwide. Bloggers sign up for the A to Z Challenge, where we blog through the month (except for Sundays) in alphabetical order. A to Z is a great way to get into the habit of writing and blogging consistently. It is also an opportunity to meet and read…
The Animal Within
I watched Animal when it was released. It was very well written and made, and Ranbir Kapoor’s performance as the lead was brilliant, among other things. A bit of context for those unaware of ‘Animal‘ – it is a film about a boy who is obsessed with his father and swears revenge on anyone who…
Let’s pretend to be friends #Poetry
Let’s pretend to be friends and talk about things we hear and see. Discussing the weather, the world, and the news. Everything, except you and me. Let’s pretend to be friends as we exchange snippets of our lives. The designers we so love bags and shoes we both covet “I love the way Kareena does…
Chinese Whispers #Fiction
I asked ChatGPT for writing prompts, and this is the one I picked to write this short story on. Prompt: You pick up Chinese food from a local restaurant, but when you get home, you find something unexpected in the bag. Sushant Gupta shut his laptop, stretched his hands above his head, cracked his knuckles,…
Why ‘Mazza Nahin Aa Raha Hai’ will be my Life Denominator from now on
Mazza nahin aa raha hai – I am not enjoying this/ I am not having fun. I was at the pharmacy last week, waiting to fill my prescription, when a boy about 4-5 years old brushed past my legs and walked out the door. He exited the store and sat on one of the 3…
Merci beaucoup, Gisele Pelicot
Who is Gisele Pelicot? Gisele Pelicot is a 72-year-old French woman. She is in the news because her husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, age 72, has been sentenced to a 20-year jail term, for secretly drugging her before violating her and inviting strangers to do the same. What did Dominique Pelicot do? In 2011…