Stories • Culture • Voice
Stories • Culture • Voice
Shakespeare’s stories still grip us 400 years later. Its timeless fascination and appeal are not because they were just about kings, witches, or mistaken identities. It’s because they’re about the human heart. That’s what always gets me. His characters feel…
Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of books around the subject of death and grief. It’s been doing its magic of providing me light, joy and comfort in my dark times. However, I’ve also been seriously contemplating adding humorous, cheeky…
“Curiousity killed the cat.” This was a term I disagreed with since the moment I first heard it as a child. It didn’t fit in at all for a naturally curious girl like me. For some reason, curious women, especially,…
I bring you a Read of the Day—a beautiful short story so we can all indulge in the simple joy of reading. Feel free to visit my site for a detailed analysis and join the discussion in the comments. Read…
Short stories are like hidden gems in the literature landscape. For both the reader and the writer. In fact, it’s short stories that broke my reading sabbatical that lasted for decades. They were my reentry point into reading. I also…
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…