Road Rage I watch him through the two layers of window, one of mine, one of his. He must have felt my stare burning into his skin, I watch him glance at me sideways, catch my irritated expression and yet coolly return to his apparently more-interesting conversation on the phone. Continue Reading
P for Poland – Let the feast begin!
As the train departs from Berlin towards Warszawa, Poland, I watch him rub his hands in glee, his eyes sparkling with infectious enthusiasm. “What’s so special today in Poland, Sri?” I am met with silence. His eyes have taken on a glazed sheen, almost like that on a doughnut. Irritated, Continue Reading
Silly Little Things
‘It’s going to be such a drag, I don’t understand your enthusiasm,’ comes the response, as we park. ‘Absolutely not. It’s going to be brilliant. Look at their IQs’ I counter, alighting from the moped. ‘Hello?! All the more reason to. High IQs. All Brains. No fun talk,’ pat comes Continue Reading
2021: Blogging A-Z Challenge: Covid Craziness: Z
Pic Credit: CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) “Zombies? You mean for real?” “Yes D, a zombie apocalypse. It’s gonna happen.” “Been watching too many movies?” She flips me off. “Predictive programming. Those vaccines be running all sorts of mutations.” I roll my eyes. She continues. “They create the Continue Reading
2021: Blogging A-Z Challenge: Covid Craziness: Y
You and I, we walked around the sacred fire. Vowed to be together. Until death did us part. Now you’re gone forever. And here I am, all alone. Your dying last call haunts me. I feel lost, disoriented. Like onboard the spinning teacups ride at Disneyland, remember? The mobile’s Continue Reading
2021: Blogging A-Z Challenge: Covid Craziness: X
Pic Credit: carscoops “XJB 029, ran the plate. Nothing suspicious, not stolen,” says Trellis, shutting the laptop. “Hmm, something’s not right,” I counter. I watch the SUV – a Dodge Journey – weave its way in and out of traffic. Erratic, changing lanes. Lockdown has been driving a lot Continue Reading
2021: Blogging A-Z Challenge: Covid Craziness: W
Pic Credit: abc7news “Why was I not informed of this earlier?” He roars, his voice resounding across the station. Captain Matthews is furious. Not a single officer dares to respond. “Send the sketch artist over to my office, NOW!” he orders, striding back into his cabin. 6 minutes later, the Continue Reading
2021: Blogging A-Z Challenge: Covid Craziness: V
Pic Credit: Times of India “Verification ID?” She repeats my question, wearing a blank expression. “Quickly, madam. Look at the queue,” I retort. With 13 lakh individuals, this Kumbh is a recipe for disaster. From the folds of her saree, she retrieves her ID. I type in the identity Continue Reading
2021: Blogging A-Z Challenge: Covid Craziness: U
Pic Credit: Times of India Umadev Shankar, the politician, steps forward as the white oxygen tanker winds to a stop at the barricades. He garlands the driver Ramnath, praising him for driving 18 hours non-stop to get oxygen to dying Covid patients. The counter-productiveness of the photo-op completely evades Continue Reading
2021: Blogging A-Z Challenge: Covid Craziness: T
The road lining the seashore lays empty, its grey asphalt stretching infinitely into the distance. A lone wayward vehicle appears from time to time and disappears leaving behind a trail of dust. It has been thirty eight days of this new routine, a routine previously unheard and unseen of. Continue Reading