Stories • Culture • Voice
Stories • Culture • Voice
A parent asked me about my feedback of her child. I gave her the assurance that everything’s fine. She needn’t worry about the progress of her child’s writing skills. I gave her my honest feedback without being too anxious about…
Is listening to audiobooks the same as reading? I know I didn’t consider audiobooks to be reading for the longest time. For that matter, it is only recently I started fully embracing and accepting that ebooks are as legit and…
This is the literary equivalent of the classic question: ‘Which came first, the chicken or the egg?’ There are two groups of people: those who believe writing cannot be learned or taught, and those who believe it can. Before I…
In my earlier post, I wrote about the songs that held me together on the days no one prepares you for. This is not that list. This is for the days that came after. The days when you try, imperfectly,…
My Dearest Grieving One, If you’re here, I want you to know that you are not alone. Even if you feel you are alone now or fear that you will be alone in the future, I am here to tell…
Right after Ryan, my beloved husband died, I had this insatiable urge to read about the darker truths of life. I was actively seeking books on death, loss, and healing. If you’re grieving over the loss of your loved one…
One of the most common remarks I hear as a woman who recently lost her husband is: “You’re so strong.” Everyone whether they know me well or not at all seem curious to know how I’m doing. The most common…
I bring you a ‘Read of the Day,’ a short story, so that we can indulge in the joy of reading. You can visit my site to check a short story for analysis and participate in the discussion in the…
There’s so much I want to cry, pour out, and write…but These were my thoughts while I was going through a flood of emotions while Ryan was fighting for his life in the ICU. The doctors weren’t giving any hope…
I was restless. I knew it was coming for me. Real fast and heavy. Like I’d never ever experienced before. Grief. After a long period of numbness, and even acceptance that Ryan was leaving us definitely, for his true home…
Spirituality and art came to my rescue when my beloved Ryan died. For the first few weeks, it was only Christian songs that made sense and brought me tremendous strength and peace that I found nowhere else. I had neither…
We observed Ryan’s 40th Day Memorial Service, celebrating his life with family, friends, and well-wishers. A highly accomplished woman, whom I’ve looked up to since a child, came to me at the end and told me how well I spoke.…
When I was sorting out pictures for the videos I was making for Ryan’s 40-day memorial function, an old photograph caught my attention. He was showering his love on a dog during one his family trips to Goa. This was…
This Holy Week, I realised something I could not even name for most of the while. The season started on a mighty guilty note as I fully intended to follow through Lent. Even more so than before. For Ryan and…
With every passing year (and getting older), I get this increasing urge to go down the spiritual path. The feeling intensifies around the start of a brand new year. This year, I felt it even more intensely. And it took…
As someone who’s a firm believer in the transformative power of words and a passionate lover of long-form content, this recognition is especially meaningful. The Herstory The Tina Edit began in late 2006 as a simple personal space on Blogger,…
Fall is awesome for a lot of reasons—cooler weather, cozy hoodies, and everything suddenly becoming pumpkin-flavored. But then the trees start dropping leaves, and suddenly, the yard becomes a mess. It doesn’t take long before you’re standing ankle-deep in leaves,…
Why winter nights feel tricky Cold air outside makes the body want to bundle up. But once under blankets, heat builds fast. The body is always trying to keep a steady core temperature. If it gets too warm, sweat starts.…
This time, last year, it was the last week of the UK summer vacation. We’d just returned from Scotland and the only thing that had to be ticked off our list was the pub-hopping and exploring the London nightlife. We…
There’s nothing like exploring a complicated, muddled, taboo subject through the lens of fiction. ‘Queer Chronicles’ by Dr. Tanushree Ghosh is a solemn example as the author earnestly explores an often (purposely) misunderstood subject as gender identity and sexual orientation.…
Once upon a time, in a large city, there were many men working tirelessly, constructing a gigantic building. Their supervisor came along and spotted three bricklayers, pausing to have a sip of tea in the middle of their work. ‘What…