Nonfiction
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Growing Up – The Delhi Years
“Yes, Daddy, yes! That’s the book the teacher read in class.” Daddy is turning pages of a children’s book entitled Fix it, Please. ... -
Sci-Fi: The Great What If
In the 5th grade, I had a horrible teacher, but she did one great thing. She took a book off the shelf of our ... -
Skateboards and Paper Jams
Another darn problem! Nothing is going right today, simply nothing! The smallest of tasks has me beating my head against the wall. Now it’s ... -
A Place Among the Stacks
Step Inside Whenever I walk into a public library, something inside me unwinds. The tumult of daily life that buffets me from every direction ... -
Love You More Fifteen Years Later
February is the month of gray and the month of love all wrapped up into one. Did someone plan this phenomenon? I believe it ... -
Writing Blues
Sometimes, when I write, I get nervous about what my readers will think if I decide to change the course of the story. They ... -
Glimpses of Small Town India of Yore
I was ten when Daddy put me on a train to Ambala. Alone and unsupervised for the first time, feeling quite grown up, I ... -
Simple and Delicious Sourdough Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes
I am the crazy sourdough lady. It is my new official job title, and I wear it with honor. Discovering that the fermentation process ... -
A New Idea Emerges
New story ideas are one of the best moments in a writer’s life. It’s a new adventure to take, new lessons to learn, and ...