To Mom, With Love (From 8000 Miles Away)
A collection of dog-eared memories, to celebrate you.
6 min readMay 10, 2020
My phone buzzes at 5 pm sharp. A WhatsApp message from my mother, who’s just waking up at 530 am in India.
Mom: Hi… all okay?
Me: Yes. There?
Mom: Okay here too. Going to make tea. Talk in a bit.