Favorite Essays I Read in the Past Two Weeks:
The most beautiful, moving essay I read on the love for dogs. If you love dogs, this one is a must-read.
Oh, my goodness, reading this one made me cry, especially the last three paragraphs.
The shapes of silence
I had a miscarriage and it’s time to tell that story
Favorite Short Stories I Read in the Past Two Weeks:
It was an absolute delight to read this story, told from the POV of a river, observing mountains, the humans, and everything else. So much meaning lurked beneath the prose in this terrifying story.
Favorite Sentences I Read in the Past Two Weeks:
“Reading, after all, like exercise, requires us to push ourselves, to work out muscles we would rather not work out, for best results.” –link
“We need a system in which books, poems and short stories written by genuine human beings get a badge that says they are, blemishes and all, the work of a member of our species.” –link
“Your life changes in the most subtle ways over a long period of time.” –link
“I see it from my window, with beak half-open, when I am dropping off roti—this crow, who is always the first to arrive as if reserving a seat; this crow who is now hopping closer to me than others; this crow who inspects Delhi Police’s yellow barricades with much alacrity; this crow, who accompanies my oily hair interface and wind on cyclone landing days of April, May, and June; this crow who bullies mynahs; this crow, who I have not yet completely understood; this crow, who is now becoming a vessel for all my memories related to crows—this crow is building a nest.” –link
“If memory is a way to combat loss, what happens when we cannot hold on to our memories?” –link
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