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Z: Zeitoun (2022 A-Z)

Posted on April 30, 2022May 5, 2022 by Deepa

Zeitoun Looking out the window, I see debris – pieces of furniture, vehicle scrap, electronic items. Finally, Hurricane Katrina has passed leaving behind an unimaginable trail of destruction in its

2022 A-Z: The Complete Works

Posted on April 27, 2022May 5, 2022 by Deepa

Initiated in 2010, every year in April, the Blogging A-Z Challenge kicks off with a bang. Bloggers around the world come together to post 26 alphabet themed posts – one

U: Unfinished (2022 A-Z)

Posted on April 25, 2022May 11, 2022 by Deepa

Unfinished “He lifted the sword high up in the air and …” I read, turning the page. It is blank. As the rest of the notebook is. I look up

T: Tintin (2022 A-Z)

Posted on April 24, 2022May 11, 2022 by Deepa

Tintin “Billions of blue blistering barnacles, @#$^%$%” I curse, quoting Captain Haddock from the famous adventurer/detective graphic-series Tintin. “What happened, Sheel?” asks Ramya. “They want everyone back at work. All

O: Oxford Dictionary (2022 A-Z)

Posted on April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 by Deepa

Oxford Dictionary I stand in the queue at the US consulate, clutching myriad visa related forms, feeling exhausted already. “Father’s name?” I hear the official ask the man standing behind

N: Not Without My Daughter (2022 A-Z)

Posted on April 16, 2022April 16, 2022 by Deepa

“It’ll be okay, I’m here,” he says, standing at the Turkey-Iran border, looking over at Iran. With every step I take towards the huge metal gates, I am mentally transported

L: Let’s Talk Money (2022 A-Z)

Posted on April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 by Deepa

Let’s Talk Money “I keep telling my daughter that studies are important,” says my friend at work, “I sometimes give her your example too, on how to work your way

K: The Kite Runner (2022 A-Z)

Posted on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 by Deepa

Kite Runner “You never told me …,” I say. “What?” “Why, that day, you took the blame on yourself. And Baba’s beating. For stealing his money.” “You’d have broken his

I: It Ends With Us (2022 A-Z)

Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 by Deepa

It Ends With Us “There is no such thing as bad people. We’re all just people who sometimes do bad things,” says my 26-year-old, trying to justify her husband’s actions.