Obama-shi — “SESSHIN ARIMASSS!” Whack! A monk hits me with a wooden stick, hard. I’m wondering why I didn’t bring those padded shoulder jackets from the 80s. Usually, only those that doze off in meditation gets...
Yelm — Sun is rare in Washington. Years ago, I moved from Southern California to Washington, tearing up while leaving my friends. It was weird driving through the sun, driving past the border, and suddenly...
Pleasant garden — Dogwood Dogwood the same time as the first light into the sky Dogwood Dogwood twig light twinkling at night where humming birds stay and whistle and tweet Twilight Dogwood can not be beat
Tarabulus — Every step you take is a step to somewhere when you’re on the beach. I wanted the wild waves; the ones that you could just throw yourself in and feel the mist envelop your tiny body. My feet felt the...
Toronto — Moments like the one we saw the other night in a game against the Blue Jays and the New York Yankees seem to come quite suddenly, as though it were more a confluence of several fortunate events rather...
Tarabulus — The brief episode of my cousin’s white dress occasion was electric. Cars gliding across the street with their emergency lights on, and endless, endless beeping patterns, and songs being turned up till...
Seoul — Subway station near the Hongik University in the Hongdae area where we stayed during a week in July 2015. Very nice neighbourhood with a lot fo coffee shops (that’s an understatement considering the a...
Los angeles — And when you’re looking at someone’s collection of pictures, it’s entirely curated and controlled. You think their life is so interesting, but in between all those little tiny chances they have to put...
Ross-on-wye — We explore. It is ruined, and left for dead on the side of the road. Beams exposed to the sky allow the sun through, casting long, truncating shadows across the foundations. A Belfast sink squats in t...
West hollywood — The third beginning, spontaneous yet again. My fingers are growing tired of writing unexpected goodbyes. Hoping that this one as all the others, you might be able to give your fingers a break. If all ...
Brandon — Had I been able to convince myself sooner that self love is an essential asset to everything in life, I may have saved myself from a lot of unnecessary sorrow. I have spent my whole life putting othe...
New york — There was this boy I was in love with, the first one — the worst one — that sat in a dim cafe with me and talked about how he’d thrown his lot in with New York. He said, wait ‘til you’re coming home...
New delhi — Writing On Hi And Tablet._.Night Stress Busters!!! I turned off lights around 2 AM but kept turning sides on bed for hours. Tried to change TV channels but nothing could blow my mind. I sighed, “Gosh...
Melbourne — I’m born in Melbourne, I’m living and working in Melbourne, and I suppose I won’t surprise anybody when I say that I love Melbourne (just so we’re clear, I’m talking about the one in Australia). I ca...
Kahului — I am of Portuguese, Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and Korean descent. My nationality is American, although I consider myself a Hawaiian National. I was raised in Makawao as a child, but also...
Saint petersburg — hi
Madison — For most of the year in Madison, Saturday mornings mean a trip to the Dane County Farmer’s Market around Capitol Square just as soon as the family rolls out of bed. For the trouble of dealing with th...
London — You can always improve your place’s appearance to make it look more presentable to your guests or simply impress bypassing people making them jealous. Improving itself has many aspects from colour to ...
Tarabulus — I’ve been meaning to extend this moment, but every time the idea crosses my mind, the power’s out. It’s different being somewhere where the electricity’s gone at least once a day. Sometimes more. In f...
New delhi — Part true; Part Fiction Nothing was right. Nothing was clear. Unpredictability was the only constant. I was screaming as the agonizing pain spread all over my abdomen. I was lying in one of the innu...
Bangkok — Evening: Evening with Marsala Tea,Inhaling the breeze of a Saturday evening,Gazing at the dancing coconut trees amidst the literally most tree-concentrated area on the side of Thonglor train, Dancing...
Pune — This was the first ever rainbow, I’d seen and that too on a trip which will be my first ever road trip where I drove through the hills, for the first time. People in love will agree (I hope, they do)...
Guatemala — When you stop drinking beer or “sake” as he says, you feel upset, lazy and all those adjectives that cannot be written because they’re well shown when you look at him. His face changes completely, his...
Pune — It doesn’t take time for anything to change, when it is the time. When finally the summer ended and it was time to take a flight back to the University and before I knew it I was settling in my new r...
Bass lake — “Birds of a feather flock together” The red birds will associate with the reds, the blues with the blues, the greens, the yellows… you get it. Every bird will find somewhere to fit. Now say that t...
Antipolo — “Is it three weeks yet?” I’d told her that Baby Brother was coming in three weeks, three weeks ago. He was due. He was overdue. Having been late for most things in my own life, I was not worried. This...
Matsumoto-shi — I intended to wear them every day of our honeymoon: a fashion-forward but still functional pair of black platform wedges, complete with arch support and a ton of cushioning. I’d taken the guidebooks ...
Kennett square — my body complains from yester’s chores “you’re not getting younger” so they say shut up body! shut up “they”! you lie
Bainbridge island — Growing up Jewish, my sister and I had no idea the excitement or anticipation kids get on Christmas morning. Sometimes my friends would tell me they wished I could experience it, that they felt bad be...
Bainbridge island — Laughter: an expression or appearance of merriment or amusement. Everyone expresses emotions differently. Everyone has their own way of showing joy, excitement or happiness. Everyone in the world is ...
Bangkok — A normal day, a dinner with friend, a glass of old-fashioned under the shining light and darkness at a labyrinth twisted into a pirate ship with a strange name of Ironballs, and the turn of the event....
West hollywood — The ultimate sacrifice. I knew you for exactly one month, I hope that something I said through my sensitive words will help you along your path of life. I wish nothing but a beautiful life for you. ...
West hollywood — I have had a hard time making friends since I lost the two closest people in my life within 1 month of each other, that happened 3 years ago. Obviously it’s hard to trust, hard to express feeling, the...
Bussana vecchia — Il est dangereux de ne pas correspondre à l’idée que le monde se fait de nous car il ne recule pas volontiers dans ses avis. c’est par où on lui échappe que la légende va son train. (Cocteau — la...
Napoli — It should’ve been and it would’ve been the city of Naples to drown under the eruption of Vesuvius on that unforgettable day of 79 AD. But no, it all happened differently. Legend says that the Napoli ...
Harpers ferry — Moving through space but not time - that’s what it felt like as the daylight danced offstage right, fading out in a thousand momentary glints: a green leaf shrouded in gold - a reflective flash from b...
Taizé — There is a chapel in Taize hidden away from the crowds, next to the tombstones where inter alia Brother Roger is buried. It is a dark and holy place. Even in a place of silence like Taize, there is s...
New delhi — She screamed from down the hallway. Her voice shattering the calm of my sleep. “Mum, its Saturday….” I droned ritualistically. “That is not a valid reason for sleeping till noon!” I dragged mysel...
Spring — I move into my college dorm in 3 weeks and 1 day and the thought of that is such an unexplainable mix of happiness, nerves, anticipation, anxiety, excitement, and joy that I can’t even come close to e...
Altona — Audiologist hearing test is a procedure during which the hearing ability is examined. You should overcome a hearing test at least once in a year if you are 50 or more, or if you are younger but experi...
Gardena — Welcome to South Bay Yellow Cab! We are the oldest and most efficient taxicab company in the South Bay area. Our service area includes Carson, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan ...
London — You’re currently holding two things. You hold one in each hand, and both of them are dear to you. They represent the most important aspects of your life at the moment. However, you start to feel the...
Keighley — Ever since the Tour de France rode over this bit of Yorkshire last year, I’ve been holding onto that picture for a Which Way Now/What Next? piece on how the people who sort the sports and the arts in ...
San ramon — Does a sketch instantly go public, or is it like saving a draft? I like the overall aesthetic of the site. This would make a nice travel journal platform if I could insert more photos for each sketch....
London — It begins with a drop. Then a long, very long pause. The urban Summer rain feels unexpected. You feel it to be a bit more wet in the skin, compared to that predictable winter rain which hits your umb...
Tarabulus — “Ooh, look at how pretty the moon looks today!” they all said. Seconds later you’ll find that one or two or three people have taken out whatever device they have——wanting to take a solid picture of ...
Sugar land — If you’re about to eat something right about now, it’s not a good idea to be reading this. But what can I say more? Maggots are slithering, slimy creatures that I find complete disgust in. Don’t get ...
Madrid — It’s my forty-fifth day in Spain, one week after the end of an intense film shoot up in the north. Now I’m in Madrid, without a plan, holed up in an apartment on my own for the next few days. I took ...
Taipei — The Taiwan International Graphic Design Award (TIGDA) 2015 competition has opened for entries and designers from all regions and countries are invited to participate. The Competition is open for inno...
New delhi — Last year I got the best opportunity yet, to move out and study in a different city. I returned home this summer to visit at first and then I ended up interning here itself. And somehow, as cliched as...
New york — He dreamed he would be executed without knowing why. Having received a summons to the lakeside where the strangling was understood to take place, he thought to himself: What can I do? Missing his own ...
New delhi — Even though the corner isn’t pretty, but that is the letter box carved in my veranda wall, and most often than not, the first thing I do whenever I return home from anywhere is check the mailbox, just...
Guatemala — No es que nada valgas, no es que nada importes. Es que valiste demasiado e importaste lo sufiente para destruir por completo mi alma. No es una caricia de tacto efímero, ni un beso de ardor instantá...
Pontefract — Hello Lavlilies! In this Sketch, I will be showing you my drawings which I do either on paper or on my computer. I hope you enjoy because I would be incredibly happy if you even looked at it… Sorry ...
New delhi — We all seek happiness; a triumph out of struggles. However, we’d travel the world for only those things we love or those people who we love. I recently became part of a campaign back home called DoWh...
Bengaluru — “WHY DO” Why do Sweetest Dreams has changed to sleepless night. Why do Lovely Conversation has changed to Terrible Fight. Why do Beautiful places has Changed to Worst Sight. Why do People not doin...
Accra — I came here to find myself. I have been bruised and I have bruised people. Said the worst of things. Fought for love that I thought should be mine. Let go when it mattered most. Loved her and hated h...
Accra — I believe in my dreams. Just like everyone else. But I have come to know that our society very much define whether we achieve these goals or not. There are challenges that if you allow would either pr...
Istanbul — Through the bijou round oval window that sat beside me, I began to see wonders; beautiful realizations that I haven’t seen in years. The flawlessness of the sky and the ground illuminated the delicate...
Severna park — So I went to this carnival today and I was walking around with my girlfriend and was complaining about how the Twister needs a set of people to ride it. So she said to take a doll. And from a doll it ...
Costa mesa — You have to dig. You have to recall not just the memory but as much as possible of what surrounded your senses. When it’s finally clear, you realize why that memory is worth the effort.
Chiyoda — It’s the first time I’ve heard a native speaker of English (other than my husband) since we got off the plane at Narita. Forty-eight hours and it’s already strange: my language feels foreign. I’m fal...
New york — Solution for a Crushing Soul I needed hanging files to organize the piles of paper I accumulated over the years. As usual, I went straight to Amazon. When I typed in “hanging files,” this item came u...
Kihei — And then there is that moment—infinitesimal, fleeting, hard—when the source of life reveals itself all at once, and through all the elements… solid, liquid, air. And then it all makes perfect sense,...
Hong kong — Crisp golden brown crust; the still jiggling yolk threatening to break out as the Baker carefully lays the blackened tray by the entrance display table. And me, unzipping my wallet to indulge in two y...
Berlin — Yes, this seems to be a classical painting. At first. But if you take a closer look there’s something amiss. Quite a lot, truth be told. After some scrutiny, anyone with a dime’s worth of taste can se...
Santa fe — There is a certain joy in colored light, It comes both in the morning and at night.
Santa fe — As clouds of evening gather and unite, I see that future moment with fresh eyes.
Melbourne — There is something not entirely exotic but truly fascinating about the habits of Europeans. The second smallest continent on the planet boasts rich history and colourful population. From the cradle of...
Bihta — Dear Life.. I wish I can give you something as a Gift Because you have given me too much things without taking anything from me. Sometimes You made me Laugh Sometimes Cry.. Sometimes You mad...
Santa fe — While sitting here in one of Santa Fe’s interesting eateries, I began thinking back to the early days of Hi.co, two years ago to be exact. From the beginning, lots of people (though not millions or ...
Pasadena — Those who beleive in gun control are unknowingly undermining their own rights and those of the nation we live in. The second amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America states that t...
Carbondale — There is a time, a place in a friendship, where you no longer share the same life goals. Where you say you are friends with someone yet you’ve let the actual friendship slide. Whether it is your fault...
Пиджим — To stay clean and thus healthy on adventurous travels (oh, yes, even at home), the following might come in handy some day1: 1) Make sure your beloved towel has an unequivocal “front”, “back”, “top”, ...
Borobudur — Having visited places like Angkor Wat & Bagan, I was very keen to check out Borobudur, in Central Java. And I wan’t disappointed. Being able to watch the sunrise between two volcanoes from the top...
Chia — This is a small lane near the house where I spend my summer. One morning I woke up, it was early and the sun was rising. I go jogging after a warm cup of coffee. I saw this incredible light coming fr...
Costa mesa — Leftover coins (rupees, koruna, forint, yen), shampoo packets, maps & stubs, magnets, boarding passes and tickets to attractions, napkins from fantastic restaurants, Tina’s name sewn on a paper. ...
Carbondale — This past weekend was the Fourth of July here in America. A holiday that celebrates our freedom. Freedom that we earned based on using strategic resistance and violence to end oppressive rule and unju...
Houston — For two years I’ve been diligently working in this program. I’ve learned far more than I could even say, but it’s not official yet. I’m not an IB diploma graduate yet. Rather, I’m still just a candida...
Québec — Courage is an action. At first- a rush of uneasiness…. anxiety. Wasting thoughts on mistakes, worries and troubles are the easiest to come by, though in the end, they are truly just ‘all in our hea...
Sugar land — On a hot summer day, when the heat of Houston was at its height and everyone was celebrating the fourth July, hundreds of people, all fasting for the month of Ramadan1, stood together as a loving comm...
Edinburgh — Here is a confession, to start. I’ve spent considerable time watching the ledger. How much money have I lost through miscalculation, or saved by scrimping (through the consumer’s mandate to “save”),...
Sterling — man talk about not seeing my face and the hands on my mouth wow what does that
Almaty — Жара окутывает каждый миллиметр твоего тела. Это будто бесконечное объятие, тепло природы, прикосновение, нет, тысячи мелких прикосновений солнца. И хотя ты часто отстраняешься от жары, принимая с шир...
Ann arbor — Rain came spilling through the mesh screen that separated us from the madness outside. The thunder and lightning seemed to run on an endless loop. We sunk deeper into the bed, hid further and further ...
Sugar land — It’s funny. I’ve had this account for a couple of months now and I haven’t written a single word. I keep reading other stories; other moments, wishfully gaping at the wide ranged prompts and flair tha...
Melbourne — They put you in a dark room, might even handcuff you, lock the door, and start the clock. That’s it. You have an hour to escape, or else … A little over a year ago no one suspected that escape-rooms ...
Sandefjord — “There’s that wonderful Ramakrishna quote; When I don’t know who I am, I serve you. When I know who I am, I am you.”
Virginia beach — Yesterday, for no reason at all, the ocean to my right (frigid and frothy, speckled in drizzle and mist, a tide that knows no seasons, but pushes and pulls regardless of sunny, tourist-swamped beaches...
Ahmedabad — Online Grocery is the talk of the town now. At least in some parts of India. Start ups like Grofers are getting huge funding from every corner. Investors are putting money the way they have done with ...
Ahmedabad — Once upon a time – not long back – when I presented data with report to my editors I expected two thins from them. Who told you this? Can we attribute this to the source? If it is anonymous, give us t...
Port hadlock-irondale — Time does not exist. Instead I move through space in conjunction to the sun. And in the morning I wake in the same place, the same frozen time, and remember every instance that I have done so. This pe...
Beijing — Post-prom was a shitshow, but somehow we all dragged our drunk asses to Tiananmen Square for the flag raising at 4:45 am (coolest prom tradition anywhere). I’d always imagined that the square would be...
Santa fe — Sometimes it’s just good to make a list.
Toronto — Old concrete making way for new glass condos. Typical of the downtown boom.
Santa fe — From time to time in these sketches, I have given thought to what people mean by the common distinction between nature and culture. Of course, both words have many meanings in English, but I suppose ...
Westerham — That’s the 9 Hawk jets of the Red Arrows, and 3 Spitfires and 2 Hurricanes of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
Westerham — Seeing this Spitfire and Eurofighter Typhoon fly together the other Saturday at Biggin Hill was a wonderful thing! A very dramatic illustration of how far fighter aircraft have come in 70 years. But...
Huntington beach — Before, my meetings would be with and for the students, but thus far, I’ve conversed with a student for barely 2 whole minutes. All these hours have been with the college VP, Deans, other Directors, m...
Toronto — People leave the weirdest shit in the park: fortune symbols, plastic dinosaurs, a discarded baby stroller. And that’s not even in the playground corner.