April 15 is my Mom’s birthday. I am particularly happy that the alphabet for today is M for Mother, Mi to me. She would have been 69 today. By now you know how close I was to my Mom. As much as she influenced me when she was alive, she continues…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Can you believe we are at Day 12 of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge already? Today is L. Yes I know. You expected me to write about Love or Laughter, right? Last year I did write about Love. Today, I figured we’d start the week with a good dose…
Day 11 of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge brings us to K and it is K for Kamala Sohonie, the first Indian woman to get a PhD in a scientific discipline. She was a biochemist. Kamala Sohonie’s life symbolized the struggle waged by the pioneering Indian women scientists. Kamala…
It is J, Day 10 of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Today, I am honored to have my partner on Team Damyanti, Jemima Pett. a writer from England who is blogging from A to Z for the Challenge. Jemima writes the Princelings of the East fantasy series for 12…
For Day 9 of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, I am pleased to present a book review of Patricia Crisafulli’s latest book “Inspired Every Day: Essays and Stories on Finding Extraordinary Grace in Ordinary Moments”, a collection of essays and short stories, fiction and nonfiction. These stories celebrate and…
You saw that coming, eh? So on Day 8 of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, it is Happiness, a habit. By now, you know I believe in making happiness a habit. Have you noticed that Life looks much better when you are laughing? “I have chosen to be happy…
On Day 7 of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, I am honored to have Patricia Crisafulli, New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and founder of the e-literary website Faith, Hope and Fiction. Her latest work is Inspired Every Day: Essays and Stories to Brighten Your Day, Give You Hope…