It happened yesterday morning. I was on my way to meeting Appa and Minette to pick a Christmas tree in that parking lot near St […] Read More
Category: Funny
I have lived long enough in the United States to know for a fact that Americanness is a many-faceted thing. Along with inspiring facets, disturbing […] Read More
This year Minette has become an amateur and eager practitioner of literal jokes. It all began when my friend Tomoko gave her an Amelia Bedelia […] Read More
It is warm but not yet hot as we are going up the path leading to the ancient Jain temple. We started our excursion early […] Read More
A few months ago Appa woke up on a morning and told me about an intriguing dream he’d had. He was back home in India […] Read More
Grand-Père and Grand-Mère are staying with us this month, as per our now well-established family tradition. As summer lingers in Cleveland we are taking on […] Read More
How do you react when your 6-year-old enthusiastically calls you “the world’s best white person”? What are the implications on how she sees herself? What […] Read More
Are you familiar with the Indian head shake? I was not when I was first introduced to my husband’s family. In a nutshell, the Indian […] Read More
Gary Shteyngart is one of my multicultural literary heroes. One of the reasons, surely, is his Russian background. Russia and all things Russian have a […] Read More
When Minette was a toddler learning the words for colors and body parts I once asked her: – What color are Appa‘s ears? – Brown. […] Read More