MallikaAbout You and From MeI’ve never read a book nor an essay nor even a poem about love that left me unsatisfied — not because the writer is a gifted storyteller…Feb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022
Mallika39 ThursdaysThe French long by insisting that their beloved is missing from them. And linguistic merit aside, what a poetic way to capture the delicate…Nov 27, 2021Nov 27, 2021
MallikaLoss, Love, a Plague, and a MugOn April 26th, 2021, my love mug broke. It tumbled out of the overcrowded drying rack and as it crashed on the floor, I kicked myself for…Aug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021
MallikaFor Noor Mukadam, and Other GhostsTwitter is my eyes on the ground in South Asia. Like in the United States, it has become a vehicle for personal testimony from the…Jul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021
MallikaLiving as LoveAll the quiet ways we choose one another. The air clean of sound But thick with conscious affection. A hand on my lower back And a grasp of…Jun 4, 2021Jun 4, 2021
MallikaWhat We’ve LostMy pandemic began on March 13th, 2020. Unbeknownst to me at the time, it was my last day on the NYC subway for months. Whispers of a…Mar 23, 2021Mar 23, 2021
MallikaLove Language“Mein tumse pyaar karti hoon” Is how we say Those Three Words in the language that raised us.Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
MallikaChocolate Fudge BrowniesI thought of you last night as I whisked eggs smooth. I folded flour in layer by layer and and sprinkled cocoa generously. The mischief in…Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
