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Last Saturday I started a crime series at 10:30 at night. 8 episodes. I told myself just 2. Each episode ended with someone opening a door…

Every second Sunday I go to the used book sellers on the footpath near Abids. 80 rupees a book, bargain to 60. My Kindle sits in a drawer,…

I take the 49 from Malakpet to Koti every morning. It's 35 minutes if the traffic is kind. Almost every day someone gets on and their phone…

Saturday I drove to Sultan Bazar to buy a laptop charger. I expected 40 minutes of circling. Last time I parked 1.5 km away near the…

I bought a small telescope in Riyadh in August. It cost about 600 riyals and I hid the box from my roommate. The first night I set it up on…

Last December my daughter visited and drove us around Jersey with her playlist on shuffle. She skipped every song after about 10 seconds. I…

I'm in Riyadh, my parents are in Mehdipatnam, and I call them every Friday after Jummah. It's routine. Last month my father's younger…

Yesterday I had a 10 am meeting in Hitech City. I left home at 8:45. It's a 45 minute drive. I arrived at 10:04. I had a full 30 minutes of…

Went to a new barber on Newark Avenue last week. My old one retired after cutting my hair for 6 years. The new guy asked how I wanted it. I…

For about 4 years our group of 6 had a spot. A small chai stall near Tolichowki, opposite the old petrol pump. We went there every Thursday…