I’ve been here a few thousand years now. Actually, scratch that. I picked up a new word a decade ago, which is pretty much yesterday from my perspective. It was ‘million’. I think that accurately describes my age. But the last few thousand years is when I’ve had the most…

“Yep, definitely haunted”, I sighed, hauling my bags across the couch and looking around the crumbling walls. I did like the antique-y feel of the house I’d be staying in for the next 6 months, but I couldn’t shake off the distinct feeling I was being watched. My landlady had…

People generally view their basements as the room where the ‘afterthoughts’ go, like the old battered couch or the laundry machine that reminds you of maddening chores when you look at it. But I’ve always sneaked down here for a bit of quiet time. There’s something oddly comforting about the…

The hue dilemma How do you explain something that exists, is tangible and quantifiable, but not physically solid, to a blind person? Of course, it’s imperative to understand the actual challenge first. So, before I head out to meet Dani, a student I’m tutoring, I go through a few rituals. …

For centuries, humans have looked up at the skies and wondered about distant stars and galaxies, fascinated at the prospect of what’s out there. We get so caught up in these questions that we sometimes forget to look closer to home. After all, we’ve existed for a mere fraction of…

— Memoirs from the sixties “The end of an era — Peter Cosgrove (1955–1964)” screamed the black and white poster outside the stadium, even as I fought to keep the tears from streaming down my cheeks. …