Emergency Ukraine crisis episode for the True Fiction Project — On Thursday February 24th, Russian troops started crossing into Ukraine, bringing destruction, death, chaos… the very curse of war. More than a million Ukrainians have fled since but many have returned to become part of a new civilian army. A colleague from the radio world passed me the contact…

Excerpt from Chapter 9: Chimpu & Pandu — A rustling sound from the trees caught my attention. Within moments, it was amplified by a chittering noise. Then, right before my eyes, two furry, monkey-like creatures with long scraggy tails and bright red bottoms scampered down onto the grass. They were the same figures I had seen earlier but…

Excerpt from Chapter 10: The Appeal of the Sourcebook — “I see you’ve taken to the honey drink,” Buddha said, rubbing his tummy and letting out a loud burp. “only those with a unique genetic code from the Old World Tribes can digest it.” I pondered over Buddha’s words as he took another sip. Of course, it made perfect sense…

by Reenita Hora — First Innings “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Gaia asked. She dipped her plastic loop wand deep into the jar of soap suds and then oscillated it across the open expanse to release a ripple of bubbles. Dozens and dozens of them. …

Two Sundays ago, my barista at Starbucks handed me a venti in lieu of my usual request for a grande dark roast. ‘My Sunday gift, he said. What are your plans for today?’ ‘Nothing special,’ I replied. ‘Just catching up on a bit of work.’ Andy shook his head almost…

Every year as wedding season reaches its zenith, the words of my sixth standard teacher haunt me: Must you constantly look at your feet like a shy bride? Mrs. Heredia referred to the particularly annoying habit of her students not looking her in the eye as she issued homework instructions…

Thursday. October 1st, 1970. Fifty years ago today, the first day of October also fell on a Thursday, the week day named for Thor, the Norse god of Thunder. Those of us born into the world that day were unaware of the magnitudinal meaning of Thursday’s Child. …

test

A closer look at the Internet revolution — Earlier this month I released a blog titled, “Net@50: Celebrating the Origin of the Internet,” which details the earliest stages of the Internet. …