thicker than water

My cousin, Shikha, is a professional writer living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is also the editor and founder of the reputable South Asian arts e-magazine, "Monsoon Magazine." 

She is in the process of writing a novel. I recently stumbled upon her blog and a piece of writing of hers I enjoyed reading.

My big sister's blog: Sugar on your Tongue

Excerpt – Silver Bangles

She hands me silver bangles and says, Don't forget

yourself.

–since then my heart has uttered a subliminal

chanting between each breath, shrieking like a

dog's silent high-pitch whistle: forget-me-not forget-me-not

forget-me-not forget-me-not