by Rudri | Oct 4, 2017 | Blogging
Today marks eight years since I’ve written in this space. When I began writing here, much of my life carried the texture of transition. In 2009, I lost my father, we moved from Texas to Arizona, my mother moved in with us and I stopped practicing law. I needed a... 
by Rudri | Oct 4, 2016 | Blogging, Everyday life, Fathers/Daughters
This week marks seven years since I’ve written in my space, Being Rudri. I remember my first post and the swirl of emotions I felt memorializing my grief about losing my father. That year the landscape of my life felt hazy, blurred and lacked definition. In a... 
by Rudri | Mar 17, 2016 | Blogging
My family is enjoying Spring Break this week. I will resume my regular posting schedule next week. Until then, though, relish the view. 
by Rudri | Dec 14, 2015 | Blogging, Everyday life
You might have noticed a new look to my website. After a month of deliberating on the design, I decided with my designer, Kayleen of Booyah Creative, on this layout. So much of this process involved taking small steps to move toward the finished product. In the past,... 
by Rudri | Oct 5, 2015 | Blogging
“Stories are compasses and architecture, we navigate by them, we build our sanctuaries and our prisons out of them, and to be without a story is to be lost in the vastness of a world that spreads in all directions like arctic tundra or sea ice.” ― Rebecca Solnit I... 
by Rudri | Oct 6, 2014 | Blogging, Everyday life
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou Five years ago this week, I started writing in this space. October 2009 brought many transitions: losing my father after a four-year battle with cancer, moving to Arizona after living...
Welcome! I am a lawyer turned freelance writer, essayist, and editor. On staff at Literary Mama and the co-founder and co-editor of the literary journal, The Sunlight Press, my essays and reported work have appeared in The Washington Post, The Lily, Saveur, Civil Eats, Brain, Child, ESPN and elsewhere. I am currently at work on a memoir on grief and culture and how it provides perspective on life’s ordinary graces. I invite you to appreciate the ordinary with me. I hope my daily practice of seeing the magic in the mundane helps you celebrate and find more of these moments in your life too. Read More