I wonder if fetuses do get excited. I wouldn’t put it past them. You think they’re putting their feet up in there but they actually don’t stop. You’re probably never busier in your whole life than when you’re a fetus. That’s a medical fact. You can trust me, I’m basically a doctor.
There are only two stories, John Gardner once wrote—a person goes on a journey, or a stranger comes to town. Perumal Murugan’s Neduneram (A Long Time) is both.
When my work bestie, Aleister McMegadeth or Ally as he is known at our Applebee’s, invited me to his concert, I didn’t expect so much ummmm.
Yes, it’s true that the two monkeys who’ve been arrested for dealing drugs, Munni and Hamid, were living under my roof but let me assure you that I had no idea what they were up to.
Anasuya Basu — Excerpt: It is hard to come back to reality after finishing Girl in White Cotton. It lingers on, absolutely not with a good aftertaste. You are shaken, unnerved, if a little frightened.
