I had always expected loss to be like an avalanche; an unstoppable, irrevocable weight being slammed on top of you. …

Perhaps I was first introduced to the obsession of outstanding success and unique talents from children’s shows. In fact, the original Pokémon theme song started: “I want to be the very best, like no one ever was’’. Regardless of the source, the idea of being the best has tailed me…

“I just can’t even imagine how you do it, you know? Day in and day out, simply going about your day, it’s incredible, how tough you are,” the lady went on. She leaned up against the glass check out counter, thrusting her face towards Josh’s as close as is socially…

No one had been inside Abhi’s room for the last three months, spare Abhi himself and the maid. There was a sharp film of dust on the bookshelf, wardrobe, and windowsill, even though the window hadn’t been opened for three months as well. The table, however, was clearly regularly used…

There is something absolutely magical about a story being entirely personal to the reader. Like a one-of-a-kind limited edition cut of a movie being played in the head of everyone that reads a book. In everyone’s head, the characters look different, sound different, their gait and posture, all entirely unique…

We all know that the world is a miserable place. And signs show that it’s only getting worse. I have often quipped that humanity is, at most 40% good. That statement is meant to be a joke, but the more I think about it, humanity, is just an awful, unpredictable…