by Rudri | Feb 7, 2018 | Thursday Musing
When hit by boredom, let yourself be crushed by it; submerge, hit bottom. In general, with things unpleasant, the rule is: The sooner you hit bottom, the faster you surface. The idea here is to exact a full look at the worst. The reason boredom deserves such scrutiny... 
by Rudri | Apr 11, 2017 | Everyday life
On a walk this week, I captured a snapshot of this flower. The pink and yellow hues soft and tender, the strength and simultaneous fragility on display for those who choose to pay attention. I’ve talked about how much my walks and runs are integral to my... 
by Rudri | Mar 26, 2017 | Books, The Sunlight Press, Writing
The intersection of art and commerce are tenuous. Manjula Martin, editor of Scratch: Writers, Money and The Art of Making a Living tackles this subject and presents perspectives from Roxane Gay, Alexander Chee, Cheryl Strayed and more. In her introduction, she states... 
by Rudri | Mar 23, 2017 | Friday Favorites
I am a voracious reader and every week I come across either a book, online piece or website I want to share with others. I’ve decided to curate these gems and highlight them on Friday. I hope you find these faves as insightful as I do. In need of some cheer and... 
by Rudri | Mar 22, 2017 | Thursday Musing
You know, we never see the world exactly as it is. We see it as we hope it will be or we fear it might be. And we spend our lives going through a sort of modified stages of grief about that realization. And we deny it, and then we argue with it, and we despair over...
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