Tag: family
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Panguni, Powder and Proper Bath
At Aunt Selvi’s breakfast table, Holi becomes less about color and more about climate, discipline, and how every culture edits mythology to suit itself.
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Balance Sheet at the Boarding House.
Banno itemizes tea, laundry, and emotional damage; Dando audits salt. In a house called boarding, arithmetic sharpens into rebellion—and invisibility finally gets receipts.
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Felis Novida ~Takanakuy Unboxed.
Felis novida is, according to no reputable Latin scholar, loosely translated as “new happiness,” “renewed joy,” or “the cat has learned nothing but feels better about it.”
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Static Lines and Other ways to Say Good bye.
The radio crackled, daring Vijji to text her ex. What began as idle curiosity unraveled into a breadcrumb trail of ghosts, nostalgia, and oddly satisfying closure.
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Dis-Greyfully Yours
Aunt Chia sped past caution signs, sticky notes trailing, goggles ready for pool battles, while Zeena juggled tea, tech lessons, and mild panic—welcome to her 80s!
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When Elders Choose Themselves.
When freedom feels like betrayal, and silence masks elder neglect, maybe it’s time we rethink care—not as control, but as companionship, choice, and unapologetic autonomy.
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