I’m winding down (slowly) from a very stressful year so I’m taking some time and distance to assess what I’ve achieved and have not achieved this year. I didn’t quite expect this to be a year’s end roundup but it does sound that way, doesn’t it? I’ll probably have a couple more blog posts here … Continue reading From The Escritoire 13/12/2025
Here’s an excerpt from the Prologue of Watermyth: She inhaled those tales amidst the tumult of bus interchanges, the sound of 1990s grunge-rock and Malay hair metal booming from tiny cassette shops flanking the central bus station, where exhaust fumes met a medley of aromas from smoky woks and great cauldrons of livid chettinad curries … Continue reading Cantata Chronicles 10/10/2025
Another month, another accountability thread! So here’s what was achieved since my last post and my October goals. Some changes since the last post: I decided to set smaller (lol) monthly goals. And I decided to be more holistic about it rather than compartmentalizing everything since all aspects of my being should work together. August-September … Continue reading From the Escritoire 1/10/2025
Warning: Contains spoilers. You might want to read the story first! I used to be very nervous about doing these publication notes but I also felt a necessity to do them because otherwise, with every publication there would be wild speculations about the provenance of the plot. I still laugh sometimes about a reader who … Continue reading Publication Notes: “Vengeance As Sweet As My Love” in Translunar Travelers Lounge
Since I’m eschewing social media for a few months (maybe more!) to protect my peace and my emotional health, I decided to do my writing updates/accountability etchings in a new blog posts category. I do have offline accountability notes in physical journals etc but it’s nice to have these blog posts archived particularly since I … Continue reading From the Escritoire 11/08/2025