Tiger tales. Who’s the hunter
“The tiger had pounced and pinned me against the tree. The tiger had propped me up, with its claws buried in my sagging shoulders. He was chewing on my head and had it almost entirely in its mouth!”
The tea shop
Grandma’s generous cash infusions bridged the times when his savings account entered single digits. But it had to be accepted in person.
Arun’s grandmother lived a short journey by bus. The rule was to go to grandma’s house for every study break. Four times a year and during the two main annual festivals, Vishu and Onam.
Pen. Mightier than the word?
When The Pen was born it was placed in an elegant coffin. As it came to its senses it found out that it was immobile, held in place around the waist by an ivory-coloured band in the middle of an ivory-coloured velvet-cushioned box.
“Take a hike”, she said
Like the turkey Chitra helped stuff once for a Thanksgiving meal, she also fed him scenic images of landscapes around Ontario’s province: big and small water bodies; sunsets and sunrises; winding country roads; misty rolling countryside; and thick vegetation with no concrete and glass structures within sight.
Vishu: A gastronomic delight!
“My earliest recollection of Vishu revolves around good food, new clothes, firecrackers, Vishukkani and Vishukainettam…that was when the Indian rupee had buying power, when multi-storey apartment buildings were unheard of in Thrissur, and when hand-drawn rickshaws and cycle-rickshaws shared the roads and potholes alike with that workhorse of Indian roads, the ambassador car.” Kuttunni goes on and on.
What’s your coffee fix?
During the pandemic, I began experimenting with crafting the perfect brew. Perfection, I soon found out, was a myth. I changed the definition, in this context, to mean ‘the closest taste to what one liked from memory.’
What’s in a name?
Have you wondered how you got your name? For me, it was a process of discovery! Now I have so many names that over time I developed split personalities ready for a blockbuster.
How well do you remember your pets?
As time flies, memories fade. Pictures and videos of them get scattered in different places and formats. How do you bring them all together? How do you craft them into a beautifully designed coffee book?
Networking with a twist!
Networking is an excellent opportunity to meet people and learn about their businesses. It is also a place to forge lasting relationships. Narrate your stories to others, business or personal. They will remember you more than numbers and figures.
10.9 on the Richter scale!
Merav Richter isa book mentor helping speakers, coaches, entrepreneurs, and other rebels to write, publish, and profit from their best-selling books.