Gabrielle Hosein

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Just as you think that 14 years of relationship has led you to that point where the original excitement has settled into routine, your husband buys two turntables and you remember what was insanely co

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Dealing in the imaginary

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Like a sizable section of the country, I watched Jack Warner’s nationally televised speech until late in the night after a long workday.

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Magic sounds of the river

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Once upon a time there was a little river who wanted to be a linguist. She knew that only fancy people at the United Nations or in stuffy universities got to be linguists, but she didn’t care.

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Share yourself, bridge the gap

Thursday, April 18, 2013

At Maracas the other morning, I collected a heart-shaped stone which told me this story: Once upon a time, there were two mountains. They each were so tall they could commune with the cosmos.

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Honour your past choices

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Choices. You have to live with them, both the good and the bad ones. What you decide is a good or bad choice only comes with hindsight, and hindsight isn’t neutral.

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Remembering traditions in renewing vows

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Every year for my anniversary, bridal mehendi is etched on my hands and feet. It’s a ritual symbolising more than the marriage.

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Moving past false beauty ideals

Thursday, March 28, 2013

The only thing stopping me from burning down billboards is the fact that I don’t drive around with gasoline and a flame-thrower in my trunk.

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