It is always within a storm that I sit down to write. One sentence becomes two. Two become three. A short white space ….. ….and there is a sentence again. It is like two friends walking together, trying to settle into a pattern, a pace, letting their legs say how far, how slow. At some …
Offbeat ways but not impractical to adopt in your life. It was shocking to see writers around me drop out like recruits at a boot camp. I had to do something fast to prevent the same fate. The writing platforms I published on were not too many. But peer pressure was immense. The worst part …
I won’t deny it. I wanted to be a part of the ‘cool’ crowd at the local coffee shop. Everyone with their laptops, gazing intensely into their screens, which dazzled with wondrous things. They chugged their coffees, chatting, thinking up the next fantastic line of code or a line of copy. Others discussed strategy and …
But not if you can define your own Mt. Everest. The excitement of conquering an unclimbed peak is unmatched. It’s a thrilling adventure filled with risks and challenges. But mountain climbing relentlessly tests your physical and mental limits, pushing you to the very edge of your capabilities. In stark contrast, writing appears as a deceptively …
If it ain’t shocking you, it ain’t shaking you. On a Wednesday morning, Santosh Mane stole the bus master key at the depot, picked a random bus to drive and mowed 9 people to death on the busy streets of Pune. It included office goers, school children and workers walking to their site. The whole city …
Use them liberally. Quotes are a useful expression of language. They are the original SMS (short message service) Like English, my mother tongue, Marathi is replete with them. They fit the situations aptly. No explanation is needed. Most languages have numerous synonyms that mean the exact same thing. Yet, we prefer to use one word …
Against all instinct, I decided to give it a try. That evening, I sat down to give journaling a go.New pen, nice moleskin book. Three minutes passed. Five minutes. No earth-shattering, inspirational or profound thoughts came to mind. Nothing that I felt gratitude for beyond the satisfaction that I exist. Sigh! There it was again, …
We have to train ourselves for brevity. Writing short form is the exact opposite of how small we think. Think small, write long. It is a part of India’s colonial legacy. Taking the long winding route to get to the point. The British made sure the natives picked up the English language, making brutal governance …
Traffic noise is music to my ears sometimes. That day my speaker broke down, leaving me to listen to parrot calls, screeching squirrels, and moaning cats. Yes, you’d say, far better than the noise of traffic, construction, or loud people. True, who wants to listen to human noises all day? But I’m not getting any …
