Archive
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(p)lay the game of lust and love
(06 Apr 2021)
the idea of play as something only children do is accepte...
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100 zoom games to play
(10 Feb 2021)
100 games designed to make your Zoom room a fun, not fati...
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Playing the fool
(13 Aug 2021)
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aggression in the community
(20 May 2021)
play is a primal act. like sex and violence. let’s look a...
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all you need is love - love is all i need
(04 Jun 2021)
All you need is love, love Love is all you need All yo...
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are YOU in the game?
(04 May 2021)
get in the game! no, i’m not encouraging prostitution. no...
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are you a creator or consumer?
(19 Apr 2021)
when the time comes to share on social media, inanity rul...
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are you my audience?
(29 Sep 2021)
nibble nibble… nibble nibble.. nibble nibble
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art of apology
(16 Jan 2021)
Mistakes are not an anomaly, yet very few have mastered t...
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be a playpal
(11 Aug 2021)
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between destruction and creation
(14 Dec 2020)
35 years ago, i received my first accolade for a piece of...
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bliss is the opposite of stress
(15 Apr 2021)
for the adult, playing is a break from work. for the chil...
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break stuff. destroy darlings. dance with the dark side
(01 May 2021)
adults love breaking news. that’s all. nothing else. anyt...
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burnin’ or burnout
(26 Mar 2021)
in India, auspicious events begins with the lighting of a...
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can we fight and still be friends?
(21 May 2021)
the overarching narrative today is that fighting is to be...
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celebrating grief
(11 Apr 2021)
when i watched this poignant movie, it reminded me of all...
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celebrations not condolences
(14 Dec 2020)
The sight of her still body lying on the tarmac got my mi...
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cold places warm faces
(20 Dec 2021)
what is it about the Himalayas that made me feel at home?...
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come get some
(13 Apr 2021)
a recent tweet by Craig Burgess hastened this article, wh...
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death at the door
(26 Apr 2021)
this time last year, i began writing this letter that you...
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destruction derby
(20 Jan 2022)
the beauty of destruction is seldom appreciated. and even...
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dial G for gratitude
(06 May 2021)
whenever i do something for someone, i’m curious about th...
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die every day
(15 Sep 2021)
death is my favorite subject of contemplation. it’s becom...
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digital garden
(03 Apr 2022)
this Jekyll template publishes my thoughts from Obsidian ...
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do you wonder?
(29 May 2021)
when was the last time you wondered? not worry, but wonde...
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doing or done?
(11 May 2021)
our whole lives as adults revolve around accomplishments....
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doubt is a confidence man
(10 Apr 2021)
i’ve always assumed that i’ve been immune to the disease ...
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fear or fun factor
(18 May 2021)
everyday when you wake up what drives you to get out of b...
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fighting for love
(22 May 2021)
the rosy picture that welcomes you into a relationship is...
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freestyle rapping
(20 Sep 2021)
a while ago [[Eyal Shay]] expressed his desire to rap fre...
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fun is feral
(16 May 2021)
when it comes to playing (just playing games, not sport),...
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fun is the new fame
(13 Apr 2021)
in recent times, the resurgence of young people playing w...
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fun with benefits
(14 Apr 2021)
ever since i’ve been raving about play, it’s always been ...
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gamification vs playification
(27 May 2021)
the corporate world has tested gamification experiments b...
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genital garden
(12 Aug 2021)
after spending a week grappling with multiple technologie...
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getting to the bottom of things
(18 Feb 2021)
It was 1893, religious leaders from all religions had gat...
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ghost dog - way of the samurai
(20 Jan 2022)
this film by Jim Jarmusch is about a modern day assassin ...
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guns and toys
(10 May 2021)
why do we love guns? if you think you don’t, you probably...
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how i learned to love responsibility
(13 May 2021)
everyone knows that i’m all about the game. the infinite ...
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how to stay young by playing
(25 May 2021)
the eternal fountain of youth has entranced many treasure...
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hubris in the hills
(20 Dec 2021)
i’m a self-confessed genius and if you think i’m being pr...
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i am a millionaire 💰
(02 Apr 2021)
the gold is always at the end of the rainbow right? or s...
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illusion of abandoning illusion
(22 Sep 2021)
it’s rather simple to accept reality as that which the ma...
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in dependence
(10 Feb 2021)
“I can’t see my face!”
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inspire. incite. infect
(01 Jun 2021)
what are you looking to do with this whole play shtick?
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interaction quotient - the new IQ
(30 Apr 2021)
do you know what is more important than intelligence? int...
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is fear playing you or are you playing with fear?
(08 May 2021)
fear as a response is healthy fear as a state is unhea...
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job hunt or treasure hunt?
(04 Apr 2021)
when i chanced upon Chiara Cokieng’s tweet on her job-hun...
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jungle book
(27 Mar 2021)
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learn to live or live to earn?
(12 Aug 2021)
if you’ve been following me on racket, you’ll know i’ve b...
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let's record a racket
(19 Dec 2021)
hello there! glad you’re curious about making a racket to...
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love yourself like a cat
(09 May 2021)
cats are sticklers for cleanliness. hygiene here is seen ...
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magic carpet ride
(23 May 2021)
the lockdown in my town has been extended by another two ...
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magic of movement
in play
(25 Mar 2021)
even as adults, we enjoy the cognitive and spatial freedo...
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make a mess, don’t be a mess
(02 Apr 2021)
very often making art turns into an obsession with perfec...
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mehfils & salons
(11 Feb 2021)
0530 is a surreal time to be in. not quite day and certai...
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minari magic
(12 Apr 2021)
if you want more than just a spoiler, here are the all th...
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mining and shining
(25 Mar 2021)
it’s been a year since i started writing to let my though...
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my best version is my worst version
(05 May 2021)
all of 36 kilos, i walked stealthily and furtively across...
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my wonderwall
(18 Aug 2021)
every morning i wake up in a corner. in that corner, whic...
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navarasa
(20 Jan 2022)
Navarasa means Nava means nine, Rasa means emotional stat...
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now is all we have
(14 Aug 2021)
everyone has to start somewhere, be it square one or [[ro...
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odie: origin story
(19 May 2021)
the last time i wrote about ODie was when building a seco...
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peek out of the window into yourself
(22 Sep 2021)
while i once scoffed at the selfie generation, it’s silly...
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play a prank every day
(02 Apr 2021)
i woke up to see a parcel in my name outside the door. it...
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play many games
(01 Apr 2021)
do you remember when you were a kid? my earliest memories...
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play the game of life
(15 Sep 2021)
how do i want to play the game of life?
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play to learn or learn to play
(28 Aug 2021)
professor Charles Xavier of X-men fame has a danger room ...
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play to your strengths
(18 Mar 2022)
at some point in a person’s existence, as you [[play the ...
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play with a purpose
(04 Apr 2021)
why are you doing this?
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play with intensity
(03 Mar 2022)
playing as a child was always an intense experience regar...
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playful parenting
(25 Apr 2021)
i’m not a parent and harbor no intentions of raising any ...
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playgrounds not libraries
(26 May 2021)
play. play. play. all day long i think of play. that’s th...
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playing alpha - boss or bully?
(22 Sep 2021)
the alpha gets a bad rep in most circles today and we don...
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playing alpha - boss or bully?
(22 Sep 2021)
the alpha gets a bad rep in most circles today and we don...
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playing in public
(30 Mar 2021)
the building in public movement is gaining momentum and r...
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playing with drugs and hugs
(13 Aug 2021)
it’s been over a year since this unfolding of play as a p...
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playing with patience
(22 Apr 2021)
dial p.a.t.i.e… for patience
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privilege - play it up or play it down?
(05 Apr 2021)
the word privilege commonly brings negative connotations ...
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reddy who?
(03 May 2021)
why am i writing to you every single day, and who is this...
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retire or revive?
(29 Mar 2021)
almost everyone who hears of my retirement has an incredu...
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rock-bottom or square one?
(12 Aug 2021)
‘scraping the bottom of the barrel’ doesn’t have any part...
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santa vs the grinch
(10 Feb 2021)
Have you craved for something and gotten frustrated about...
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scream of californication
(27 Apr 2021)
as i untied the rope off my arm, the heroin surged throug...
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searching for serendipity
(03 Jun 2021)
according to Wikipedia, ‘Serendipity’ is an unplanned for...
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small talk or real talk?
(02 May 2021)
small talk always scares me. whether it’s professionally ...
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softness is sweetness not weakness
(23 Sep 2021)
we’re all zombie creatures born of the wasteland of a rui...
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soulitude
(31 May 2021)
twenty odd years ago, i left family, friends, homies, and...
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surprise surprise
(25 Jun 2021)
you are probably wondering where i’d disappeared and angr...
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tension through attention
(20 Apr 2021)
there are 60 minutes in an hour and 1440 minutes in an en...
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thank you, sorry and fuck you
(04 May 2021)
The most essential thing in life is to establish an un...
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the allure of failure
(17 Apr 2021)
when was the last time you celebrated failure? probably n...
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the day is for play
(13 Jan 2022)
the first night brought the cold along with it and i felt...
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the heavenly and happy Himalayas
(13 Jan 2022)
the mountains beckon to many but they’ve always just drag...
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the horizon
(15 Dec 2020)
you walk towards the horizon on a hot summer day. the sig...
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the horizon beckons
(20 Jan 2022)
my daily alarm buzzes gently on my wrist. sometimes not s...
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the value of wasting time
(14 Dec 2020)
“we are wasting time. time wastes itself. who are we t...
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the warm hug of solitude
(20 Dec 2021)
you’re probably familiar with the koan ‘what is the sound...
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tinker with your toys and make some noise
(12 May 2021)
congratulations 🥳 you just got a brand new gadget to play...
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toys, games, and play
(20 Dec 2021)
what do i seek when i climb step after step on a hill th...
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two to tango
(10 Feb 2021)
Ellen Fishbein showcases the joy of social writing as she...
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ultraspeaking or speaking without thinking
(16 Sep 2021)
after playing around with a few courses last year, i told...
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violence and volume
(23 Sep 2021)
violence is something i’ve never had much use for growing...
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vitamin D - danger and death
(22 Sep 2021)
A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a ...
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wake up!
(15 Dec 2020)
It’s barely half past 4 in the am. I’m waking up before t...
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wealth & poverty
(18 Aug 2021)
recently, someone i know said
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what do i want to rap about?
(12 Aug 2021)
below are subjects i might rap about and the words i’d us...
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what do you do?
(14 Dec 2020)
every time i’m asked this question, it takes me back to a...
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what! are you thinking?
(21 Apr 2021)
thinkers are abundant throughout the history of man. civi...
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what's in your toy box?
(16 Apr 2021)
every day you go to work, you carry a briefcase, backpack...
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what's my game?
(14 Aug 2021)
‘what’s your game here?’
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what's this about?
(12 Aug 2021)
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what's your fuel?
(18 Aug 2021)
If you want to run cool, you got to run On heavy, heav...
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what’s in a name: tool or toy?
(08 Jun 2021)
it’s a common practice to name toys as a kid. a teddy bea...
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what’s this letter about again?
(07 May 2021)
it’s come to my attention that both my style of writing a...
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who would you save - yourself or the world?
(14 May 2021)
Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop...
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who's your hero?
(13 Jan 2021)
what do we value most about ourselves? we are what we bel...
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why are we playing the game of life?
(20 Sep 2021)
we’re driven by purpose and we believe that this is what ...
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why can’t adults play?
(25 Apr 2021)
yes. there’s a one word answer to that question.
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why i'm 'building' an audience
(29 Sep 2021)
building an audience is something that’s always made me c...
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why play together?
(13 Sep 2021)
humans stay together to survive. but survival is not just...
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why you need to build a pillow fort
(28 May 2021)
i’ve witnessed the birth of over four generations of pupp...
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workspace or playspace?
(07 Apr 2021)
the world is your playground
i don't write ✍🏼 these nodes grow 🌱 all by themselves, so enjoy swinging through like i do...