“These leaves are used in headache ointments,” she said, and handed me a few. They had a interesting, pleasantly medicinal smell. I asked her what the tree was called, but its name is the last thing I remember from that evening.
We were in the playground, waiting for the baby to tire herself out. The woman [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 31, 2009
The Venus Flytrap: The Maladjusted Medium
October 17, 2009
The Venus Flytrap: Deactivation Drama
I feel inordinately smug when I tell people that I’ve deactivated my Facebook account. The expressions of shock that greet this statement are a testament to the social networking website’s sheer hold over contemporary living. Foraying into Internet hermitude is not just impressive, it’s downright inspiring, it seems: every time I’ve mentioned it I’ve been [...]
October 3, 2009
The Venus Flytrap: The Hum of Many Roads
Who knows what possesses us in those hours between departure and destination. We give ourselves over to it, the road trip, with a reverence we offer few other things, and perhaps because the road trip is so supremely demanding, supremely absorbing, supremely seductive, we cannot help but acquiesce.
Not all journeys are like this. They all [...]
October 1, 2009
Reading This Saturday
Asma and Manasi have been holding poetry meets at a private residence in Chennai for a few months now, and I’m happy to tell you that I’ll be coming out of my cave for the first time in six months for a reading this Saturday, October 3rd. I’ll be reading from new work, as well [...]
