He came first once, then twice a week, exactly at 7:30 pm, in a clean torn shirt topped by a gnarled sweater, his smile eager an...

Death came A dear friend wrote to me about Rosie's dying : I do hope that Rosie's not in pain as well as glad to be with you, for I ...

The noblest person I've ever known is dying. We dug her grave a few days ago, days blurring into 'when was that'. She's stop...

The first time I got this I dumped it, but since he's sent it to me again, I'm sharing it with you. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HAV...

Yesterday fire was predicted and though not a whiff of smoke stung our nostrils, the air was so hot, the parrots sat in the shade looking li...

The trustworthiness of information is today challenged as never before. The Times of India sums up the 'storm' succinctly, and thi...

A leap second will be inserted in the world's clocks this year, just before midnight at GMT on New Year's Eve.

The unusually language-respectful Spencer just apologised for the grammar in his comment (and made me think I'll have to pull up my own ...