March 2013 – One Grain Amongst the Storm

A Mélange of memoirs, fiction, short stories, verses, book reviews and uncorked angst.

The Monk in the Rain

Posted by umashankaron March 10, 2013March 14, 2022in Fiction112 Comments

I’ve had a love-hate relationship with March, the onset of summers since early days. The weather in that small patch of year is just perfect, neither hot nor cold and rarely wet. The air is fragrant with panicles bursting on…

Cold Cross Buns

Posted by umashankaron March 3, 2013April 1, 2014in Such is Life, Uncorked Angst91 Comments

“Hot-cross buns! Hot-cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot-cross buns! If you have no daughters, Give them to your sons; One a penny, two a penny, Hot-cross buns!” ~ A popular Nursery Rhyme All right, then! You are…