“Can’t you see?” She barked as he apologized and picked up her fallen bags. Thinking him to be a homeless trouble-maker, she snatched her bags from him. As she fumbled in her bag for the…

Say hello to her manic morning. She ducks into kitchen and bedrooms. Loads the dishwasher, unloads the wash-load. Removes wrinkles from clothes and frowning faces and finally hugs and kisses. Determinedly she walks towards the…

I can sense their growing cynicism. They nudge each other and point their fingers at me. My ears ring with their wicked laughter. They mock and ridicule me over and over again. Yes, I am…

They stare when I’m not looking and look away when I am. Shades of pity, fear, inquisitiveness and compassion show in their eyes. Some want to talk to me but then their courage fails them….

He never liked kids. He never wanted kids. He preferred money and silence. It was apparently an unpopular decision which distressed his wife the most. Then it happened, obviously accidentally. Denial, anger, fear gave way…

“I never thought it’d happen. We’d a good run for many years. I think my feelings have changed or maybe they’ve been re-arranged. You may call it the seven-year itch. But it’s goodbye,” she kept…

She opens her bleary eyes wide and stares at the screen. A few words that she types are savagely deleted, yet again. Something had to be done immediately, she sighs. A re-look at her earlier…

My wife calls and says, “There’s good and bad news. Which one do you want first?” I say. “Good.” “I found a picture that’s worth Rs 1 crore,” she informs. “Give me five, lady,” I…