Archive - I must tell you

I must tell you - One man's trash

Dear reader, I watched a Neil Gaiman masterclass recently where he said he gets himself to write by boring himself. To achieve that, Gaiman is typically…

Sep 17, 2019 •

I must tell you - GMT minus life

Dear reader, I'm a day late. India have been playing cricket in the West Indies for the last month or so, and as one of the commentators at work, I've…

Sep 4, 2019 •

August 2019

I must tell you - The Nightingales

Dear reader, Badminton courts in Indian apartment complexes are reserved for cricket and cultural programmes. There's one under my balcony, which means…

Aug 20, 2019 •

I must tell you - No big deal

Dear reader, Occasionally I've found myself in phases where everything I write just...works. The ideas, the flow, the imagery - they get along and…

Aug 6, 2019 •

July 2019

I must tell you - Season two

Dear reader, Fast food places are fast because there isn't a learning curve, is there? There is the kitchen. There is the cashier. There is his bell…

Jul 23, 2019 •

January 2019

I must tell you - Feynman paradox

Dear reader, I need to tell you something about Richard Feynman, genius scientist, and privileged newsletter appearance maker. If you've forgotten, I'm…

Jan 16, 2019 •

I must tell you - Eight percent

Dear reader, It's January 8 and there's a good chance your fitness goals, if any, have begun fading into fantasy by this point. That's not a dig at you…

Jan 8, 2019 •

I must tell you - Meh year, old me

Dear friend, I stuck my hand out into the darkness and was promptly yanked awake by the dead sapiosexuals under my bed. Even a hibernating newsletter…

Jan 1, 2019 •

September 2018

I must tell you - Meeting my hero

Dear reader, This week’s Memory of Embarrassment was freshly baked on Wednesday and I remember every detail of it. I also happen to have it recorded on…

Sep 7, 2018 •

August 2018

I must tell you - I'm not getting beach time

Dear Reader, If things had gone as they were supposed to, I would’ve warned you today that next week’s newsletter might come in late, or not at all. Or…

Aug 29, 2018 •

I must tell you - Unsung heroes

Dear Reader, My choice of hero has always been the unsung one and my earliest memory of this choice involves Suniel Shetty. Okay, okay. If you’ve…

Aug 22, 2018 •

I must tell you - Bread & ketchup

Dear reader, I don’t know if they were part of a generational wave in the late 90s, but both my parents went to work when I was a child, and apart from…

Aug 14, 2018 •

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