tales for dreamers
tales for dreamers: a mermaid stranded on the beach in winter
If you see a mermaid washed up on the beach in the dead of winter, would the sight fill you with concern? Or fear?
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tales for dreamers
tales for dreamers: a door of hearts
There are twenty-nine hearts in all. Only one has a curse written on it. Will that be the one that chooses you?
tales for dreamers
tales for dreamers: the seeing eyes
Six watchful eyes on the wall. I wonder what they see and if they will tell all.
my late grandfather would have turned 100 today
My mother's father, who died three years ago, would have turned 100 years old on this day. I have only a few memories of him, especially from the time of summer vacations in childhood. I grew up in a suburb of Mumbai, and every summer we used to
monthly missives
January Joys: Monthly Missives from The Dream Pedlar
An inquiry into the nature of our utter and undeniable ordinariness even as we pursue extraordinary dreams
tales for dreamers
tales for dreamers: the telephone booth
For all that modern technology can do, it is yet to invent a telephone that has the skills this one possesses. What is its superpower? Read on to find out!
tales for dreamers
tales for dreamers: the secret of the dream pedlar
A brief excerpt from In Search of Leo
books you may love
books you may love: Be A Triangle by Lilly Singh
No matter what new hurdles come your way each day, you can always come home to an understanding that you can design a life that fulfills you. ~ Be A Triangle by Lilly Singh
on writing
Five years ago today I published my first book!
Celebrating the 5-year bookversary of my debut work of fiction, In Search of Leo
tales for dreamers
tales for dreamers: the music of angels at ungodly hours
The angels play their music at special moments. But not everyone has the privilege of hearing their melodies. Can that honour be earned?
on writing
making a case for dark art: questioning and shedding my old notions and beliefs
In some very dark times, it was only in fiction that I found the valour to fight and slay the demons, villains, tricksters and monsters I was convinced I wouldn't be able to face in real life.
the creative life
pondering the mystery of time: why tasks take longer than they need to
What if the single most important thing that keeps us from getting to our most important tasks is nothing and no one else ... but ourselves?