Final Part: Once he was acquainted with my motions, the doctor reached over and gently took my wrist in this hand. He placed three fingers on the inner right-side of my up-turned arm and held them there, softly. In a few seconds the pressure of each finger-tip began to fluctuate at different … Continue reading
Part IV: At first I thought what I saw was a random piece of something glittery just sitting there on her face. I almost reached out and tried to pick it off. But didn’t. Looking at it again, with her eyes still shut, and our lips still touching, I realized it … Continue reading
Part III: Of course there was more, but these are the things I remember tonight, sitting here in the Goa airport, waiting for our flight to Mumbai, writing this story. Mostly I remember the asanas, the string, and the basti. But that’s because I’m an American. We live in Mumbai. … Continue reading
Part II: Twenty-eight, twelve hour days in one long unbroken stretch of time. Sun rise to sun set twenty-eight days in a row. Twenty-eight days built around hours of asanas, chanting, breathing, meditation, and always more asanas—strength-building-asanas. Lots of them. It was a yoga teacher training course. Thursdays were “no … Continue reading
Here are the first few lines of a short story I am working on. ================= I remember the exact moment my mid-life crisis began. It was a lovely morning in April. I’d turned forty-five few months earlier. My wife was in a flirtatious mood; sort of playfully aggressive. If we’d … Continue reading
Picking the photograph for the Header of my blog was tough. Not because of a lack of choices, but because I have so many. Here are the other four finalists from my final five. I will probably rotate them on and off (along with others), as time passes. After all, my blog … Continue reading
Getting a blog started is a scary thing. Especially when you have the kind of job–like me: The Superintendent of one of the most prestigious American Schools in Asia–where people pay you for your opinions and your words (and scrutinize every opinion and word you’ve been paid for). So, naturally, I’ve resisted starting a blog … Continue reading
