Roopa Swaminathan

It was the first time for the 6th graders at Indira International School when their class teacher, Mrs. Mittal, encouraged them to ‘run for elections’ for class monitor.   The next day, contestant 1, Maya said, “I want to be monitor because I want to be the boss of all of you.” Alisha then took […]

Hi everyone. I want to address my so-called spiralling weight issues. On behalf of myself, the one kilo I lost, the three kilos I gained, and the fat rolls in my body…let me address what happened at the fat farm. Look, I jumped ropes, squatted, pushed up, lunged, planked, shuffled, and stretched every day for

He always said to her, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Wear makeup. Don’t wear makeup. I don’t care. You will always be beautiful to me.” So, she went barefaced since her mocha skin was fresh, dewy, and flawless. She was pleasantly plump. So what? There’s more of you to hold, he’d tell

The first time He saw Lily…she almost drowned. “Exaggeration, much?” Lily drawled. He saw Lily jump into the lake behind Her McMansion and just disappear. He jumped into the piercing icy-cold water with his thermals, jeans, thick socks, snow boots, flannel shirt, a hoodie sweat shirt, and a winter jacket. As He floundered trying to

Oops, sorry. I’m still crying. I got left behind yesterday while my family – my mom, dad, bros, sis – all went away. But they did me proud. My mistress fussed over them, washed them, chopped them into tiny pieces and made them sizzle on some EVOO and dropped them into her minestrone soup. Mistress’s

Yes. My wife and I are still together after 30 years. We got married because I knocked her up. No surprise there since we fucked like rabbits then. She miscarried a week after we tied the ‘forever’ knot and promptly fell out of our maybe-love-that-was-actually-lust the day after. But living with someone you did not

  Lee waited amid the pandemonium of JFK airport as multitudes of humans rushed from one gate to another. She stood still in the chaos of babies crying, parents cajoling, fellow travellers on their phones begging their wives and bosses for…something. Legendary JFK staffers stood expressionless – tightlipped, blank indifferent stares and a shrug to

She believed in miracles. She was raised by a father who filled her entire being with cliches. Don’t give up. It’s never over till it’s over. Fight for what you believe. For what’s right. You’ll get there. She believed in miracles. She had Him in her life. Him. Him, who loved her takedowns on social