by Chandrika R Krishnan | Jan 21, 2026 | Fiction
“Just stop this and get working!” The static air buzzed next to her ear! Caught in the Act, Shilpa’s heart leapt up to be enmeshed somewhere near her oesophagus. Her heart pounding, she guiltily closed her tab on Kunal’s Instagram page. The familiar flush started at...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Nov 3, 2025 | My Reviews, The world of printed words
Parenting Unplugged by Lalitha Ramanathan- A Book Review Image from Amazon. I picked this book up only for the author Lalitha Ramanathan, a gifted writer. She makes one laugh with her posts and I am a huge sucker for laughs. Even in mundane writings, I love a flash...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Oct 15, 2025 | A Slice of Life, Musings & Moments
I have heard people say, “You are such a brave person! So confident, so sure of yourself.” Am I? I wonder. I often enough let it slide by. For I have found people like to believe what they want to. I don’t think I was ever a brave person. My heart pounds away at the...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Oct 2, 2025 | Poetry
In 2020, The Chrysanthemum Chronicles ran a contest on the theme Shakespeare Heroine Resurrected. I chose Lady Macbeth ( Act 5- scene 1) because she is one of the most memorable of Shakespeare’s heroines. I particularly liked the dialogue when she says,...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Jun 12, 2025 | Some Learnings, Some Teachings, The World of Printed Words
A few months ago, I was taking the night train to Chennai. A young lass, a mobile phone wedged to her ear, gestured a man sitting on the side berth to denote that he was sitting in her allotted seat. The train had just left Bangalore Cantt and I was idly watching the...
