(Photo Credit: Susan Spaulding) The balloon ride was metaphorical, melancholic and metaphysical. Irony would have died a thousand deaths. The Airbus A380 with its freshly painted red tail fins had been swallowed by the milky white clouds exactly 37 minutes ago. The humongous and unbiased mechanical bird was not only a conveyance of passengers but … Continue reading The Ash Flight
Month: April 2019
NO SPIN – SHANE WARNE (WITH MARK NICHOLAS)
Shane Keith Warne’s only approach towards the game of cricket was one rooted in intensity. An approach that never took any prisoners and brooked no opposition. An aggressive in-your-face, no holds barred attitude, which more likely than not, won a multitude of games for Australia, some of which literally involved wresting victory from the gaping … Continue reading NO SPIN – SHANE WARNE (WITH MARK NICHOLAS)
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Reading Haruki Murakami is like sampling the Durian. For the uninitiated, the Durian is an obnoxious smelling, even more obnoxious tasting, ravaged and ugly textured fruit which is glorified as the “King of Fruits” in South East Asia. There are only two categories of homo sapiens when it comes to the Durian. Those who are … Continue reading Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
The Faustian Compact
Casting aside conscience and booting out morals for good measure Engaging in debauchery, decadence and Bohemian pleasure Living life to the “full” with nary a care for an ensuing sunrise Paying scant regard to the threat of paying a Faustian price Possessed by a Charlatan Spirit that to discretion cared two hoots As the very … Continue reading The Faustian Compact
The Connection
(Photo Credit: Crispina Kemp) It was a path for both the intrepid and the ignorant. While the former walked with a clear knowledge, the latter had no knowledge about where walks led. While one was reckless in courage, the other couldn't distinguish between the two. Yet they both traversed, traipsed, trod, and trampled gamely. Unknown … Continue reading The Connection
The Bend
(PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot) Faded booklets advertising the Castle visit lay strewn in a haphazard manner at both the entrance and the exits. A damp and musty smell permeated the length and breadth of the structure. Rotting beams reluctantly hosted a magnificent symmetry of cobwebs into whose maze unsuspecting insects were being entangled. The … Continue reading The Bend
Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How To Find Hope – Johann Hari
Finding a typically ingenious yet deep way to describe her harrowing experience with bouts of manic depression, the indomitable late Carrie Fisher once said, “One is Roy, rollicking Roy, the wild ride of a mood. And Pam, sediment Pam, who stands on the shore and sobs … Sometimes the tide is in, sometimes it’s out.” According to the World Health … Continue reading Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How To Find Hope – Johann Hari
Redemption & Sergey Brin
(Photo by Grant on Unsplash) I was an unwitting slave to quintuple masters. I did not even realise that I was being held to ransom. The web of deception weaved by them was so exquisite that I had no inkling that I was trapped for and in perpetuity. Selfies on Instagram trumped sense, while likes on Facebook were … Continue reading Redemption & Sergey Brin
Pretension
The most powerful words are uttered in silence Lost love knows neither passion nor pretense. Courtesy of Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt#100
Kaleidoscope City: A Year in Varanasi by Piers Moore Ede
A poignant and mesmerising work that captures the myriad patois of a city considered by many Indians to be the holiest of places on Earth. Benaras, Varanasi or Kashi is home to the imperial sweep and magnificent scope of the Ganges. Benaras is also home to a whole spectrum of vertiginous culture that both scars … Continue reading Kaleidoscope City: A Year in Varanasi by Piers Moore Ede