It grows slowly, accumulates naturally, and values emergence over conclusion. You are welcome to wander.
Start with the About page if you want to understand the thinking behind it. Browse the Domains if you know what pulls you. Essays are longer explorations with a complete arc. Reflections are shorter, observations, fragments, poems. Or read whatever is most recent below.
The first time I participated in a debate, it was a total disaster. You would think of stage fright, anxiety, or simply blanking out as the usual suspects that led to the catastrophe. All of that was there, but the mayhem started long before the actual day of the competition….
I loved asking questions as a child. I would not let my mother sleep at night with all my inquiries. My parents always patiently answered them all. They used to be on the road a lot, and the entire journey would be a probe, pointing at random things and asking…
While I changed the gears of my car on my recent trip to Chandra Taal I happened to notice the grandiosity of the mountain on my left. The curious explorer in me happens to find new questions and mysteries at every turn. I wondered how long the mountain has existed…
When I first started learning Spanish, the word that I was astonished by the most was Nada. One would wonder how a word that means nothing literally became subject of such interest. It certainly would if you’re a natural pattern seeker and grew up in a country that’s home to…
“They say they can’t see in the dark. I see a little more at night.” – written sometime around 2013. The fascination with the night sky, for me, has always been beyond ordinary. Whether it was crying as a toddler to sleep under the stars instead of in the comfort…
I have gotten to a point where I sit down and note thoughts in bullet points. Random thoughts, no structure, no punctuation, no caring about flow. I dealt with the writing block by deciding these were notes and not real writing. That freed the flow. Now the project is asking…