Death

Mar 6, 20225 min read

Requiem for a Beloved Uncle

On September 17, 2021, one of the sweetest people I have ever known went into cardiac arrest in the ICU at Thangam hospital in Palakkad,...

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Dec 30, 20202 min read

Jessie's Message (for Captain Margaret L. Putman)

Once upon a time, I had a dear friend named Maggie. She taught herself calligraphy, sitting at a drafting table and painstakingly writing...

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Jun 20, 20182 min read

Take My Hand

The past few weeks have brought jolting news of deaths by suicide, of fashion designer Kate Spade, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, and...

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Oct 11, 20175 min read

"Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy" by Sheryl Sandberg and

Sheryl Sandberg’s and Adam Grant's recent book, "Option B, Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy" is a moving account of...

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Jul 24, 20174 min read

In Memoriam: Naiyer Masud (1936 - 2017)

The Urdu scholar and short story writer Naiyer Masud, passed away today. I found in my archives this piece that I had written in 1998. I...

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Apr 9, 20171 min read

For Helen Francis-Lang ("The English Patient")

It happens every time I see A woman with wavy blond Hair to her shoulders, her stride Confident, brisk. I think, Helen, of you. I...

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Oct 29, 20162 min read

Time Travel (or I Was By Your Side)

I am capable of instantaneous travel, of transporting myself anywhere in seconds. Thursday May 7, 2009. I travel from Sunnyvale,...

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