Category Archives: In Sickness and In Health

Vigil

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Bhumika's Boudoir

Vicks Vaporub. It’s one of my earliest childhood memories. The smell to date can comfort me and fool me into feeling safe, warm, loved. Like my father’s beautiful hands were when he tenderly applied it on my nose, forehead, chest, … Continue reading →

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Strawberry

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Bhumika's Boudoir

I have been dreaming about pools of blood. It’s in all shades of red. Vermillion. Scarlet. Crimson. But not rust, not brown, almost black, like blood really is. My back aches often and my left leg pulls and throbs in … Continue reading →

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Guilt

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Bhumika's Boudoir

My mother says that when I was growing up, she couldn’t wait for me to be older. When I was a few days old, she looked at my cousin who was a year old at the time and in the … Continue reading →

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Jeong

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Bhumika's Boudoir

The horror of the pandemic in 2020 was severely compounded in my life because of four things. In early 2019, I lost one of my closest friends to madness. There’s no other word that does it more justice. She was … Continue reading →

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Surrender

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Bhumika's Boudoir

I surrender myself to the wisdom of older women, and go on a short holiday after finding a good, but expensive respite care facility for my father. (It was worth it. If I were wealthy, I would do it all … Continue reading →

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