“We are going to Houston tonight! Pack your bags!” That is the first sentence my dad said when he came home from work. At first I thought he was joking because who would drive to Houston at 9 p.m. after a long day of work, regardless if it’s summer vacation […]
Author: Debkonya Banerjee
Debkonya’s Delights: Summer 2022
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.” -Virginia Woolf Meals at my house are always colorful and different each day! It was all thanks to my mom’s creative ideas! So I decided that over the summer that I would make and record dishes […]
Mango Lassi
It’s summer. The sun is glaringly bright. You could fry an egg on the sidewalk. No wind in sight. Fall leaves, snowballs, and spring flowers are a thing of the past. Frequent ice cream runs, long cool showers, and even standing in front of the open refrigerator door is the […]
Facing the Fear: The Dark
My greatest fear is of the dark. It started when I was three years old, right after I watched a horror TV show without my parents’ knowledge. I had sneaked out of bed and watched it while they were asleep. Unfortunately for me, I soon regretted my decision of defiance. […]
America’s Unity
“A house divided against itself cannot stand,” said Abraham Lincoln when he talked about the sectionalism that separated the North and South. But that quote still applies everywhere. There are so many different issues in our nation because we all are not on the same page. We are still arguing […]