December 2016 – One Grain Amongst the Storm

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

Goodbye, Cynthia Jobin

Posted by umashankaron December 25, 2016December 23, 2019in Such is Life63 Comments

I cannot say Cynthia Jobin was lonely when I met her, surrounded as she was by a swarm of friends, eagerly awaiting the next instalment of priceless poetry on her blog, 'Littleoldladywho.net'. I also cannot say I met Cynthia Jobin…

A Few Black Sheep and a Black Hole

Posted by umashankaron December 16, 2016December 18, 2016in Such is Life, Uncorked Angst24 Comments

If I was never really proud to be a banker, these are certainly not the times to have a change of heart when the entire species is steeped in disgrace around these tracts of the planet. In the apocalyptic times…