Monthly Archives: November 2009

In Texas

I live a double life. My right leg stands in a state With four seasons and my eye towards the future, While my left foot dips in another, Searching for remnants of Pastures and two-lane roads. And, each time I … Continue reading

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Falling

It’s Wednesday. Wordsmith.org probably published a great word of the day today, but I wouldn’t know. I am currently south of the Mason-Dixon line, sipping as much sweet tea as I can get my hands on, reviving my southern drawl, … Continue reading

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The Magic of Storytelling

Arundhati Roy wrote a beautiful and heart-wrenching story, The God of Small Things, which won her the Booker Prize in 1997. Though the book is fiction, what she writes about a Kathakali play, as the main characters Estha and Rahel … Continue reading

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