by Adarsh Madhavan | Nov 4, 2021 | Adarsh Madhavan, Wordsmiths
BY Adarsh MadhavanThe rotund man gaily walked out of a popular restaurant, ignoring the outstretched hands of a frail old lady plonked right in front of its entrance, but he didn’t fail to air-kick a harmless, scrawny community dog that was innocently sniffing at...
by Siegrun Samira Rengert | May 30, 2021 | Siegrun Samira Rengert, Wordsmiths
By Siegrun Samira RengertBorn into a family, which always used to grow their own food and cherished wholesome cooking and preserving foods, my food memories are extremely strong and have always kept me connected to my roots. No matter how far away I live I still...
by Hatim | May 19, 2021 | Hatim Harith Al Abdissalaam, Wordsmiths
By Hatim Harith Al AbdissalaamWe are approaching the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan and everyone is looking forward to celebrating this Eid in a manner it deserves to be celebrated. The Eid celebration is always filled with joy, family gatherings and lots of...
by Priya Arunkumar | May 19, 2021 | Priya Arunkumar, Wordsmiths
By Priya ArunkumarThe queue had 10 people. But the two metres separating each one seem to add to the distance and it was a long wait. I picked a paper, sat on the outer section and began to read. I was waiting for my colleague’s daughter to finish the appointment...
by Adarsh Madhavan | Apr 25, 2021 | Adarsh Madhavan, Wordsmiths
I hesitated to let that woman in. I was at a friend’s flat and since both of our families were away, we were mulling a bachelors’ dinner while watching that evening’s cricket match. The friend cooked better than I did so I let him do what he was good at while I did...
by Priya Arunkumar | Apr 21, 2021 | Priya Arunkumar, Wordsmiths
“Don’t forget to like me…” she ended her quick call, filling it with thousand-odd tidbits. It was just a minute’s call and out of the blue, but right on my birthday. Picking her line, I was pretty sure it was just to wish me a good day… sigh! It was a pretty...
by Adarsh Madhavan | Apr 20, 2021 | Adarsh Madhavan, Wordsmiths
Nostradamus wasn’t far off. Throwing word darts into the future where it struck bullseye in 2020. The wound still drips blood as we are not able to plaster the outpouring.Astrologers spit in the air again and again. Foretelling new dates.This month, this day,...
by Fatma Al Sibani | Apr 19, 2021 | Fatma Al Sibani, Wordsmiths
The Pomegranate By Fatma SibaniShe was sitting on a ladder-back chair in the veranda, staring at the azure sky, clear but of a pigeon hovering around something in the ground. Nothing was disturbing the stretch of the horizon except for a fruitless pomegranate tree...
by Anil Wadhwa | Mar 24, 2021 | Anil Wadhwa, Wordsmiths
By announcing an end to the US support for offensive operations in Yemen, the Biden administration has signalled a shift in policy, which will be welcomed, but with guarded expectations. The US Congress has been notified that the US would lift the “terrorist”...
by Adarsh Madhavan | Dec 13, 2020 | Adarsh Madhavan, Wordsmiths
By Adarsh Madhavan Some of us are just pseudo animal (read dogs) lovers (read hypocrites). Like me, for instance.I love animals.And I like chicken.Curry. Roast. Fry. Biriyani. Shame on you!Yes, shame on me, but I am with this diet since decades....
by Fatma Al Sibani | Dec 7, 2020 | Fatma Al Sibani, Wordsmiths
By Fatma Al Sibani He was not a man of wealth. Neither did he have a lamentable life that would have finished him years earlier than the day he left home to the city souq, forever. The day when the front door was knocked in a rapid pace, leaving the five siblings and...
by Siegrun Samira Rengert | Dec 1, 2020 | Siegrun Samira Rengert, Wordsmiths
A few years ago I was gifted my first box of Omani pomegranates fresh from a farm near Nizwa. The fruits were as big as my children’s heads and super juicy and flavourful. I could not believe that such amazing produce was growing just a few hours away but never...
