Poonam ChawlaTHE ROAD TO MARITAL BLISS IS PAVED WITH BEARS.My kids want me to share our family photographs, for something they are planning. I’m guessing it is an anniversary surprise. Which is why…5 min read·Feb 18, 2022----
Poonam ChawlaLet’s Change the Ending to The Giving TreeOne seldom rises at the hour of prayer, thinking, let me be neglectful to the elderly parent, relative, or in-law living under my roof…4 min read·Sep 27, 2021----
Poonam ChawlaI first became conscious of Biji as a real person when I was very little, just learning to feed…She came to visit and in her petite presence (not quite five feet tall) and her rotund shape — my mother seemed transformed.2 min read·Apr 19, 2021----
Poonam ChawlaLentil SoupWe were reluctant participants in an event hosted by the S. Asian Association.3 min read·Apr 10, 2021----
Poonam ChawlaIS IT TIME TO GET REAL?I seldom pay attention to opinion posts unless they are truly beautiful or intensely abhorrent — like the Orange Man’s tweets.4 min read·Dec 21, 2020----
Poonam ChawlaThe First SnowThe first snow like dandruff or like wisdom speckled on the face of a patient staring at the whites of her eyes - behind the mask.1 min read·Dec 17, 2020----
Poonam ChawlaTAKE ME BACKTime covers the distance as the crow flies. Memories take a more circuitous route. And Dreams? They do but glimmer and fade like fireflies.1 min read·Dec 15, 2020----
