When was the last time you took a BEST bus ride until the last stop, just for the sake of it?When was the last time you walked through the deserted roads of Backbay on a Sunday? When was the last…
Author: compulsivewriter
Mainland China Vashi: Healthy Chinese Food
After having a rough couple of days (I pulled my shoulder muscles and then got the flu), I am back. Last week, I happened to visit Vashi to see Appy and another friend. We meandered through the thickly mall-populated shopping…
Cinnamon, honey & oats pancake with peach and orange: the Sunday breakfast
Parents are out of town, and I am up early on a Sunday with massive hunger pangs. I sift through the cabinets. A bottle of honey, rolled quick-cook oats, a few peaches, eggs… Wait a second. I can make a…
Short story: The lock and key game
It had all been too new to him. He had spent much of his life pleasing teachers and professors and bosses and it had been easy. Score marks, turn in assignments, bring in fabulous results. But this, this was new…
A love so sorry
A flame awakens in a dark corner. It lights up a soul. That soul burns away, it feels the flame scathe it, and just as the burn heals, the soul reaches your lips. Tenderly, your lips kiss the soul and…
Thank you for the rain
It gets too hot, the weather is unbearable, the land looks parched and everything burns like it’s about to go up in flames. Then suddenly, the skies turn grey and a silent wind flows by, bringing with it droplets. They…