I hate going to sleep, did you know that? Tomorrow’s my girlfriend’s birthday. We aren’t having an underground party with DJ. We are having — you guessed it — nothing. We can’t have anything. Her parents want to deny I exist, and mine reciprocate it. Tell me the last time you let the rain …
Month: August 2006
The Last Stand
<about my struggle. Had this vision many a time.> Deathly silence clothed the atmosphere. The only sound that caressed the senses was the soft, distant moan of the icy wind coming down through the valley. Snowflakes drifted once this way, then the other on the shoulders of the freezing gust. Up ahead, where the cold, …
I-Day
Today's I-Day. The 59th Independence Day for India. It's a public holiday. What freedom do I want? You wanna listen? I want the freedom to walk with my girlfriend -- hand in hand if I wish -- on the streets without earning either the disapproving stare or the wolf stare from anyone. I want the freedom …
A Tale of Two Strings
Once upon a time there were two strings. They sprouted like fresh spring flowers from two holes in an old mucky wooden plank lying on the ground next to an overgrown mountain trail. Neither of them knew what lay under the plank, and neither did they care, so maybe that is not worth mentioning. What …
The Tube
‘Are we supposed to buy a ticket?’ I asked the businessman-looking guy beside me. He wore a black business suit and trousers, and a grey tie. His polished business shoes shone even in the dim light inside the tube. At my question, he turned slowly — rather eerily, like the Terminator — towards me and …
One Life 