Toddler Tweets
That girl can make me laugh! Most days she’s a little Miranda Priestly, but if you catch her at a good time, she can be really goofy.
Author Archives: mixedbag
Travel Lore
Dusk was streaking the Californian sky with ocher and saffron. Redwood trees towering above me had started whispering ominous secrets. Two trees had formed an arch ahead.
On my TBR this week
Three different genres this week. As an aspiring fiction writer, I have been advised by those who have been there and done that to read genres that I don’t usually go for.
Sun Dried Tomato Pesto – A Love Story
I give you my Sun Dried Tomato Pesto, which marries the greatest lovers of all time – Tomato and Basil. And the reception party will be in your mouth.
Doors to Spain
I was extremely inspired by Spain. A common theme I noticed across cities was the juxtaposition of the old with the new. Be it architecture, food or language (Spanish and Catalan).
I’m on The Huffington Post!!
It has been a very special week for me. Mixed Bag has made its debut on The Huffington Post!! I’m beyond excited. It is sort of a validation of all the… Read more »
Spice of Life
I take refuge in her when life trips me and kicks me in the gut. She always listens, intently, without an urgency to respond.
Tongue-Tied
Deep in the African Congo lives one of the most vicious parasites known to man – the Tsetse Fly. With a single deadly bite, it sends scores of demonic minions… Read more »
The House We Grew Up In
Don’t get me wrong, I am not belittling the problems these characters and so many real people face. It’s only that the author, in the name of dysfunction, has piled every family problem in existence into 400 pages.
The Process
A thought, an idea grazes my brain. She’s touching me, but barely. She plays coy. I try to catch her, but she’s mercury.