I have meditated on death for a long time now. Sometimes to the chagrin of some who deemed it unhealthy dwelling. My stages of grief were long and arduous to…

Maybe Mother Nature was bored and decided it was time to dust those brushes and give them a whirl. Whether it was boredom or a on a whim to indulge…

My favorite letter is A in caps. Definitely biased. But I think I have a fondness for n and m and p. The smaller letters. Like Nakula and Sahadeva n…

Last year has been heavy for a lot of us. And yes 2021 is better we hope and I hope but, I’ve been thinking of our ability to move on.…

This year 2020 as despised and deplored as it has been has brought forth some revelations and taught me a few things I’d like to hold on to. Appreciation –…

Our ‘Christmas vacation’ options this year are limited to being ‘Home Alone’ during the quarantine thanks to Covid and the 2020 saga of ‘How the Grinch stole Christmas’. That’s how our Halloween was –…

My lovely friend Deepu asked me to write a poem with a few prompts and her vibrant painting to inspire. I’m proud to present today on National Poetry Day our…

 We had never been to Central America and my image of Costa Rica included little more than colorful wildlife, lush jungles and volcanoes. I knew little and admittedly did little…

Ask me how my vacation was and I’ll ask which one? The one from Costa Rica was great, fabulous but the other one where the influenza virus strain A struck…