The author's words bring to life pre independent, rural Punjab, and they color it with the hues of nostalgia. My parents and sisters spent every summer and winter in my maternal grandparents' home in their haveli in the village. I can vouch for every...
The Blurb From the tangled threads of a messed-up family to the timeless themes of consciousness, love, art, and death, Damian Tarnopolsky’s narrative journey takes readers through past, present, and future, with stories ranging from 1980s England to...
“For death is the only certain thing in life, and despite this cliché being an absolute truth, with only the timing varying from one person to another, we never seem to be prepared for it.” Daniela Norris, On Dragonfly Wings: A Skeptic’s Journey to M...
Folks, I’m so excited to be a part of N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Middle-Grade & Young Adult Bookish Event. The SciFi that my son and I co-wrote is featured there alongside many other books for young people. Check out all books and enter the giveaw...
A reader, who is also a Physician left a lovely review for my book of poems on Amazon. I'm always grateful to people who read my books, and then, take time to tell me - and the world - how moved they were by the content.
The Blurb Sharanjit Thind is sick of his drab, regular life, and cannot wait for school to end for the summer. Hopeful of finally finding some excitement in life, he is sublimely unaware of the saying ‘Be careful what you wish for.’ For it is on the...
One of the saddest and most difficult things is to witness a parent dissolving and disappearing. This poem cannot even begin to capture the angst…
Hi folks, It is high time I shared a poem from my book ‘InVerse Medicine’. This one is about acquired disability and showcases how attitudinal and structural barriers can isolate the person and compound their struggle. This wasn’t always my normal. I...
This poem was prompted by stories I’ve heard of paternalism in medicine where the lived experience of patients is often not accounted for during decision making. The decisions are, therefore, invariably lopsided and it’s no surprise that patients dro...