“Carrying” on…

“Hey Deeps”, she called out as I stepped into the bus, and gestured to the empty seat next to her. I plonked down, breathing heavily since I’d had a mini-marathon from home to the bus stop, with my bulky handbag and a bulkier laptop not helping the cause in any way. She looked curiously at me [...]


Are you (a) mum?

I met an aunt of mine while I was at the mall the other day. She was delighted to see me and asked me, “What are you doing here?”. I was tempted to answer, “I was hunting for wild boars”, but settled for, “Why? Just browsing, of course”. “Alone???” She looked as if I was involved [...]