Hope & Defiance Owning a small business and seeing what my fellow makers and farmers do each week, month and year; fills me with pride in each of our resilience. For starting something from nothing, is just like sowing the seeds each spring with the hope of something to emerge. Each day my compatriots take […]
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Secret Life of Nimu
– A story of grief, healing and hope. The essay traces a woman’s trip to her hometown after the death of her husband. The traditions that aid the process of grieving and a daughter’s realization about her mother’s resilience and watching her claim herself back. “She has a pacemaker, you cannot take her through the […]
It’s Not Just Hair
“Papa, hurry up, we’ll be late!” I coaxed him along catching his eye in the mirror trying to rush him to his 80th birthday celebration. “Coming, coming.” Came an exasperated answer from my pant-less father battling his soft downy hair at the crown of his head. He had always looked impeccable, an old-world elegance that […]
