Day 2 in Salzburg was another gentle day of strolling through town, visiting the castle on top of the hill, and the Red Bull Hangar.Continue reading→
Austria Day 5: Salzburg
Day 1 in Salzburg is actually the day after our return from just across the border from the creepy elevator and the magical lake. This was a restful day of strolling through town, with ease.Continue reading→
Purchase History
Everything we say and do these days is etched forever in some hard drive on some server in a remote area of the connected world we live in. The Internet Never Forgets. So here’s my Purchase History, before they can tell you about it. Beating them to it!Continue reading→
Uncommon Pie Reviews
The header says “Uncommon Pie Reviews”. Now, you might be wondering what this is going to be. A collection of reviews? A review of the reviews? A review of that book called “Uncommon Pie”, or more correctly “Uncommon Pie & Other Stories”, subtitled “The SloWord Collection Vol 1.” I decided…Continue reading→
Should I, or Should I Not?
I’m asking for your help. Do you feel this is something of interest? Is there value in this? Am I wasting time I could spend elsewhere, such as eating okra, hating cats, buying socks, traveling to distant lands, writing my own stuff and staring at the walls of my office?…Continue reading→
ISBF25: Untitled by Sonakshi Angras
A poem from Sonakshi Angras, a first time participant in The Irregular SloWord BirthMonth Festival. Sonakshi is not a professional writer, but someone who enjoys capturing fleeting emotions in words.Continue reading→
ISBF25: You, My Lord by Indrani Ganguli
An poem from Indrani Ganguli, a prolific participant in The Irregular SloWord BirthMonth Festival. ****** You have no notion do you? Dear love, dear lord. The light of my life The fruit of my flowerContinue reading→
ISBF25: The Good Husband by Balesh Jindal
A true story from Dr Jindal’s clinic. ***** Ramesh walked in alone, into my clinic. He had bought an auto rickshaw recently and drove it around Delhi streets from 6 am to 11 pm at night. He barely made enough money to pay the mortgage for the auto, rent for…Continue reading→
ISBF25: Music in the Afternoon by Peter Philipps
A very personal account from Peter Philipps. Mr Philipps is a previous participant in The Irregular SloWord BirthMonth Festival. ***** That Sunday, for some long-forgotten reason, we took the streetcar to Villa Brandt rather than walk, as we’d always done in the past. That got us there half an hour…Continue reading→
ISBF25: A Joint Agreement with My Cat by Darlene Campos
A very personal and touching account from author Darlene Campos. Darlene is a previous participant in The Irregular SloWord BirthMonth Festival. ***** During the height of COVID, Jake, a rabbit I adopted after finishing graduate school, died of a genetic disorder. I knew at the time I adopted him that…Continue reading→