Anitha Krishnan writes Indian-inspired fantasy fiction with a dash of mysticism and soul-searching. She lives in Burlington, Ontario with her husband and their cherished child.
life, unadulterated
On the dot today! It's 7 P.M. now. First day of summer holiday – epic fail! It started off well, me setting great intentions and all that, but when it actually came to execution, I easily slipped back into my old ways. Feeling worried and anxious, wanting to
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D's summer holidays have officially begun! This morning, I woke up in my room alone as KrA co-slept with D. There were a few moments of serenity, followed by a crash-landing of the grief and sorrow I had experienced almost all of yesterday. I mourned the
life, unadulterated
Why wait until 7 P.M. when the heart is already bursting with so much sorrow, when the mind has already told me countless times this afternoon how I'm failing, failing, failing at this thing called life? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I wrote the above at about 3:30 PM, when I
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That feeling is back. A hollowness being slowly carved out in my gut. The heart holding a void, an emptiness. Today is the last day of JK for my little one. And he's been a little upset about it this morning. Until yesterday, he had been counting down
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As I randomly leapt from one website to another yesterday evening, I came across a book called 'Becoming a Writer [https://www.amazon.ca/Becoming-Writer-Dorothea-Brande-ebook/dp/B084MCFWRD/]' by Dorothea Brande. Actually, a prolific author and daily blogger, Harvey Stanbrough [https://hestanbrough.com/the-journal-
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"It doesn't feel like anything is wrong ... but it feels like real life." ~ Jacob, on his experience with Alzheimer's as quoted in Tara Brach's Radical Acceptance
tales for dreamers
Who is qualified enough to be considered a god?
life, unadulterated
Sometime in the middle of this week, when I wasn't looking, the site stopped working. KrA, the techie in the house, looked into it and informed me there was some trouble with the hosting service, which essentially meant I may have lost everything I had put up on
tales for dreamers
What the instructions didn't tell you about solving a jigsaw puzzle.
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(Artwork by dear friend, Padmaja Balaji [https://www.facebook.com/spadmajabalaji]) A fortnight ago, I came across and started to read an enchanting book titled ' The Art of Inheriting Secrets [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38097931-the-art-of-inheriting-secrets]' by Barbara O'Neal. It&
tales for dreamers
When the journey is long and the adventures unknown, what will you carry with you?
tales for dreamers
And you thought you knew why you shouldn't be feeding wildlife?