YIREN ❏ Whenever I can enjoy some leisure, whether it is after lunch, 15 minutes off work or soap-opera time on the sofa, I like crocheting. A ball of yarn or thread and a hook can turn out to be something so nice that I don’t want to put them away.
SERINA LEWIS ❏ Sitting by the campfire and surrounded by an eager audience, with a glass of whiskey cupped in his hands, my dad would regale us with stories of his boyhood days in Goa. Three generations of family and friends welcomed these tales that ranged from school pranks, teenage flirtations, celebrations of high days and holy days and some that were too good to be true. I look back with nostalgia for those days.
NINA MUNTEANU ❏ It was a cold November day as I wandered the endangered Jackson Creek old-growth forest. Centuries old cedar, pine and hemlock towered above me. The trees creaked and groaned, swaying in a mischievous wind. I sighed with the thought that this ancient forest might soon disappear to the encroaching housing development.
YIREN ❏ Early spring is like a roller coaster – warmth and cold occur unexpectedly. Yesterday, a cold wind hit me on the face with snow kernels. Today, I went for a walk with only a shirt and a jacket.
ISHRAT CHOWDHURY ❏ Coo! Coo! On an early morning, a cuckoo is spreading the good news. Spring is here! Get up and get ready! Adorn yourself with colourful dress and garland, earring and tiara, all types of ornament made of marigold flowers.
SAVITHRI DUDDU ❏ Satya woke up on Friday, excited about the long weekend although the stay-at-home order was in place and there was nowhere much to visit, except grocery stores and pharmacies.
BELYNDA WILSON THOMAS ❏ Rabbits will soon be out with their babies nibbling on the grass. Nests will be full of baby birds. It’s spring and the fecundity of nature is in full bloom. Fruit trees are laden with blossoms. The world pulses with new life.
SAVITHRI DUDDU ❏ Satya entered the examination hall. She saw all the students were seated based on their time of entry into the hall and after a little search, she found her place. There was a question paper and answer sheet provided on the table to complete to get certified as a life coach.
ELIZABETH BANFALVI ❏ Endings are hard no matter how much it might change our lives for the better. A part of us dies with the past and we must go on without it. Death, for example, takes a heavy toll on us.
ISHRAT CHOWDHURY ❏ Three-hour drive from here to Moumita. It is a picturesque small town. There is a river, name Modhumoti. It flows smoothly. The soothing sound of its waves can be heard at night in bedrooms.
