friends i found a story i wrote when i was about 6 i think? it is a roller coaster of emotion, starting with a cat and a cow, then suddenly there is fire and people screaming. it finally seems to segue into an ad for new children's books.

since it is SH's birthday, i'm going to make this post about myself. i have written columns for a number of publications, who usually ended up dropping me for one reason or another. SH is the only one that continues to publish my column. thank you for giving my words a place to stay. happy birthday💜

Kalki cover from 1971, featuring one of the worst love letters in the world.

i like how spotify took 'manathile kuzhapama', which roughly means ' is there confusion in your mind', and transliterated it to 'manatile gumppama' which could mean anything you want it to bro you're not even trying

From the book 'Cooly Tamil As Understood By Labourers
on Tea and Rubber Estates' 1915

wtf

that warm feeling of victory when your child's jaundice almost matches their yellow underpants

from Kalki magazine 1964

When a strange woman in a dress touches her elbow, the first thing an Indian woman must do is ensure that her ears don't fall off.

- cover of Kalki magazine, 1968

when there's going to be boys at the party

guys, the word you're looking for is 'rape'

from a magazine called Men, 1958

From Vampirella- The Lost Soul of Adam Van Helsing. I was not ready for the depiction of Kali as a naked lady with six arms who looks like she wants to speak to the manager. I was not ready.