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…1 min read·Feb 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…3 min read·Nov 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…10 min read·Aug 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…9 min read·Jul 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…1 min read·Jun 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…11 min read·Mar 23, 2021----
MallikaLove Language“Mein tumse pyaar karti hoon” Is how we say Those Three Words in the language that raised us.1 min read·Mar 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…2 min read·Jan 11, 2021----