When the end comes Jaya Pillai November 16, 2019 I have been making plans. A few. Nothing much really. A trip to Switzerland. I have always wanted to go
The Lady In the Villa Jaya Pillai October 23, 2019 “ The amount is not negotiable ,” the lady declared vehemently. “ Take it or leave it.” I stared
IN THE SHADOWS OF AN UNBORN DREAM Jaya Pillai August 17, 2019 It was the winter of 1857. The cold winds cascading down the northern mountains had swept across the city
DR NORTH’S DESCENT Jaya Pillai July 18, 2019 There is something that one needs to know before one plunges into the story of Samuel Clooney. Samuel was a
When thoughts melt into music… Jaya Pillai February 23, 2019 I have been sitting here for a while. Half an hour or so. A long exhausting week. I am tired
The Other Side of the Story Jaya Pillai December 23, 2018 Sixth Avenue, one of the city’s main arterial roads, forked into two, just some fifty kilometers from the river water
Poor Misunderstood Me Jaya Pillai November 9, 2018 It happened again, perhaps for the third time in two days. I was standing in front of the wall beside
Remembrance Jaya Pillai August 27, 2018 The aroma of coffee always intoxicates my senses. Coffee and cigarettes. What a heavenly combination! I spend evenings like this
CROSSED IN LOVE Jaya Pillai July 30, 2018 Diwali was just around the corner and the much-abhorred cleaning was underway. Anika had just
Cupid’s Arrow Has No Clock Jaya Pillai July 25, 2018 A knock on the door was what triggered off the chain of events. Anika was clearing the loft, poised delicately