Broken Family
‘There is no such thing as a broken family’. I read this today and I let it sink in for a while, I’m not sure if I digested the statement correctly. Broken families do exist. My first immediate family ended up broken, it happened in my youth, a result of a sudden death. I was […]
In Control
I sink into the water, my limbs surrender and the perfect temperature encapsulates every inch of my skin. The tiny grains beneath my feet allow me to grip on while the playful but forceful waves try hard to tug at me. I’m in awe of these vast waters, the same ocean, a different place. My […]
My neighbor Val
She smoked like a chimney, back then it was a common scene. Her croaky voice and stained teeth justified her obsession for cigarettes. Val was our next door neighbor. She was in her mid life, older than my parents. A slender tall house wife to a husband who was of similar stature yet so different. […]
Which sense would you pick?
While playing a game with friends at a coffee shop, we had to think deeply about which of the five senses we couldn’t live without. While everyone was in deep thought, I too was trying to contemplate, but my mind escaped to an incident I had experienced some time ago… I was meeting some of […]
Distance makes the heart grow fonder
This phrase; I learned the meaning of it so young. When distance pulls you away from the only love you know, your heart does grow fonder. Just like the words I write, the memories remain even when I try to erase them, they appear just like the lost love. Like an old book that […]
Agree to Disagree
I stood in the great room and tried so hard to see what my friend saw. The colors morphed into one big mess and I failed to recognize the story she painted for me. Over again she explained it and I was as perplexed as the moment I first laid my eyes on it. Nothing […]