by Rudri | Dec 12, 2016 | Children, Everyday life, Memory, Mothers/Daughters
Last night, I shifted through some old toys from my daughter’s closet. My eye caught the dull yellow of the faux cereal box and my fingers touched the mini-silver pots and pans and in my head I heard her five-year-old voice say, “Momma, do you want... 
by Rudri | Jan 1, 2016 | Life Lessons, Memory
This morning commenced like the day before. I slid into my black slippers, the comfort of the soft fabric helping me ease into the day. I opened the blinds in the living room, the light shining on my face, surprising me with its welcome. My feet clanked across the... by Rudri | Nov 17, 2015 | Everyday life, Life Lessons, Loss, Memory
As a little girl, at about 7:30 a.m. in the morning, I’d open the front door, crack the screen to peer outside and determine if the newspaper had landed on our driveway. Listening, reading and watching the news constituted an important part of our daily lives... 
by Rudri | Nov 11, 2015 | Love, Main Menu, Memory
I held the sparkler in my hand, a firework of sharp lights angling toward the sky. The smell of cashew curry, rising dough and the mixture of saffron, cinnamon and sugar dotted the air. Shouts of “Happy Diwali” erupted everywhere. The streets flooded with... 
by Rudri | Aug 20, 2015 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Memory
“Grace, then, is grace, – that is to say, it is sovereign, it is free, it is sure, it is unconditional, and it is everlasting.” ~ Alexander Whyte Grace is a complicated premise. I remember intersecting with the word as first grader. Standing in the middle of an... by Rudri | Aug 11, 2015 | Children, Life Lessons, Memory, New Beginnings
“How did it get so late so soon?” – Dr. Seuss “I am nervous-excited, Momma. Does that make sense?” These words ambled out of my daughter’s mouth as I drove her to school. Another...
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