The journey begins. I am at the gates now, waiting for the rest of my group. They are not as eager as I am – the sun has quite dulled […]

‘A thousand years of silence in a goblet of calcareous blue, of distance and moon, fashioned of the bare geography of night.’ I remembered the words of Pablo Neruda, the […]

The lake shimmered in the afternoon sun. As the water lapped against the boat, I sat back and closed my eyes, enjoying the brief respite from the heat in the […]

“You’re going alone to India?” “Umm, yeah.” “Alone?” “Yes.” (Actually no, I am going to stuff an entire army of Ninjas in my tote and let them loose at the […]

The red and green enamel whispered against my skin as I fastened the necklace around my throat. In the mirror, the diamonds, the size of small pebbles, shone brightly. Though […]