Author Archives: Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar
Kiss Rehearsal
All eyes fix on the groom, Rob, as he enters the stage from the right. The tuxedo makes him look taller and handsomer. His light smile like his gelled hair… Read more »
Unadapted
Since I first held a pencilSun’s been perched between two mountainsSentries guarding its glareUntil one erodes, meets with EarthDates show a year has passed althoughMy eyes squint and blind everyday… Read more »
Teen Mom Lesson
I absorbed each word Relieved and exultant And silently imbibed The priceless Mom lesson I had learned: Never force a trickle Wait for the shower…. To read more visit ColumbusCityMomsBlog
Finally…
‘You recognize me?’ a voice asks on the telephone. The conversation dredges up twelve years of hurt, longings and unmet needs. Days of concession lunches and pointy fingers. Springs spent… Read more »
Before Sunrise
I look out the window at the chilly October night in the hilly city of Dehradun, India. An eerie silence pervades the otherwise bustling parking lot of the hospital. It… Read more »
Again
He shouts.I stare. He snores.I’m awake. Dawn. I dust a suitcase. He appears, a leviathan looming over the closet.Kisses my pupils, pulls my hair into a ponytail. Rivulets soak his… Read more »
The Unsung Heroes
This Independence Day of India, the 15th of August, I want to talk about those unacknowledged Indians that run like a network of capillaries beneath the skin. The underlying support… Read more »