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Vigil
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
Posted in Blue Funk, Idle Thoughts, In Sickness and In Health
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Strawberry
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
Guilt
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
Jeong
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
Posted in Blue Funk, Happy Days, Idle Thoughts, In Sickness and In Health
Tagged #bhumikaanand, anxiety, Bangalore, Bangalore Writers Workshop, BTS, BWW, depression, Epiphany, K-Drama, K-Pop, Kim Seokjin, Korea, Medication, Mental health, panic attacks, Teaching
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Surrender
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