Numbered daysLife flirts with us, lets us believe we are not as temporary as we actually are. The speed at which acquaintances, friends, and relatives are evacuating Earth is not funny; it is faster than we can
Wednesday, 17th December, 2025
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Easterine Kire‘If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning, If I do not remember you, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth.’These are the words of the psalmist in Psalms
I visited Mount Olive for the first time about six years ago. It was then what could be called a developing college with half constructed buildings and unfinished concrete work on the lower levels. Even at that
Indian English came into its own right as a legitimate version of English when it was used in fiction. It occupies the same status as African English, which can be further divided into the other variants on the
Lhütü Keyho, Barkweaver Publications. 132 pages.‘Fathers and Daughters’ is Lhütü Keyho’s second volume of short stories digitally released on 14th October. His first collection was ‘Avila’s L
Limawati Longchar, Prof I Lanu AierWoods PublishersLiden Ki, near Nagaland UniversityKohima 797004, Nagaland. 63 pages.Newly released, the book, Mokokchung, the Swinging Sixties and Beyond, has many eager reade
Leaves are falling. Yellow and russet leaves are throwing themselves on the ground. It’s Autumn. Summer is flown, there is snow on the mountain top, not just in the morning hours but all day. The leaves conti
Easterine KireThe reduction of life to digital meetings still makes me nervous. There are so many additional things to remember when going for an online event. On top of it all, how intimidating it is to be gre
Easterine KireIn an age when news reports on Afghanistan makes everyone feel their combined helplessness, charity climbs and charity runs are trying their best to lift up the human spirit that is crushed by the
Easterine KireI was sent a lovely volume of poetry by poet Achingliu Kamei. It is getting ready for publication and will add to the treasures of Northeast Writing in English.What are the songs of Raengdailu? Ac
Easterine KireWhat does editing do to your writing? I have often encountered people who write articles or full-length books who have a fear of editing. It is rooted in a wrong belief that editing means chunks o
They go out to get more education and work experience; they return home in coffins. It’s terrible to state it like that but the number of young North easterners being murdered in Indian cities is just too ala
Kevi Z Kevichüsa during the launching of her book titled ‘Nino’s Secret Garden’ on June 15. (Photo Courtesy: Instagram) Easterine KireA delightful children’s book has just been released this
Easterine KireMetaphorically speaking, it is a disease of the heart, the Corona Virus disease or Covid 19. Although it attacks the lungs and rapidly damages them, the wider ramifications are that it causes dama
Easterine KireBuilding up your immune system is always a plus. One is via food, the other is via something we have all given up long ago. Exercise. Let us rethink exercise. It is good for us, very good. It
Easterine KireWhat is Faith Kitchen? Who is running it? To what purpose? You know, all these are unnecessary questions. The most important thing is that this is an effort to feed the poorest during the partial
Last week I received a book report by ten-year-old Samana Wungsek on my new book, ‘The Rain-Maiden and the Bear-Man.’ It was frank and forthright, and I totally appreciated it. Young Samana is an avid reade
Easterine Kire‘Can you give a talk on the topic, Isolation?’ That was the question from a group of college students. Such a depressing topic. Instinctively, I wanted to say no.But after some thought, the po
Easterine KireCome to think of it, it’s very nice to be alive. Because, whatever the grumblers might say, there is still nothing else to replace it. And we all get one beautiful chance at it, beautiful becaus
Easterine KireI know it has become quite the thing to send around an embarrassing picture of a public leader on social media handles like WhatsApp and others. I recently received a picture that had been ‘forw
