Presents gifted at birth come with a footnote that they must be treasured. One such privilege is having a family. Sadly, it is human nature to undervalue anything that comes with little or no effort. It is only at the death of a loved one, loss of that possession , which we had since birth, the sudden deprivation or when you have outlived a phase of your life does it bring about a realisation. Those thoughts like the sunrise dawn upon thee of how lucky you are having it all, that you still...

You picked up this book because something in your body has changed and you cannot quite name it, or because a doctor has looked at your blood work and told you everything is normal while you know that nothing feels normal at all. You may have been waking at 2 in the morning, losing your temper over small things, forgetting words in the middle of a sentence, or wondering whether the changes you are feeling are all in your head. Or maybe you have already concluded that it is perimenopause bu...

How can a thought, feeling, sound, or smell so quickly whip us back into a memory? Why do these seemingly insignificant moments bubble to the surface? Are they to remind us that we are an accidental collection of experiences or an intentional gallery of actions?The poetry of Nostalgia highlights the memories of the melancholy, the struggle, and the joy of a single life, Melissa's life. Memories that evoke feelings we all share either as the star of the show or from...