Migrating… 14 May 2010 | 12:27 am

Yellow Diaries is moving to http://blog.lisaraniray.com/ Let’s not think of this as change But a glorious uncertainty when it comes to uniformity Come to a new place of refuge where I can share my ...

MM Memos and Gangajal 14 Mar 2010 | 11:34 am

I’m back from Rishikesh. The holy city of hindus. Located in the foothills of the majestic Himalayas. Ganga darshan. A glimpse beyond the bag of bones. Spiritual theatre Passed many shaven pilgri...

Ever met a child philosopher? 12 Mar 2010 | 03:32 am

I land in Mumbai on February 15th. The immigration officer looks at my passport, glances up at me, looks down again then fixes me with a stare ‘Madam….’ A pause. Is my Visa legible? I really need t...

Back to Business 10 Mar 2010 | 04:04 am

Back to the business of blogging It’s been a while. Of moving from highlight to highlight. And then not writing about it. Cause the heart is not simply suspended in a body. It’s also linked to time a...

Resolution 2010 15 Jan 2010 | 05:35 pm

Yellow Signs 2010 12 Jan 2010 | 06:22 am

A quick yellow post-it I’m out! Looking for the first yellow signs of 2010 Stem Cell Transplant: It was an odyssey. A trip to the core. The marrow had its way. Now I’m full of cheerful stem cells,...

To all Fellow Yellow Diarists… 21 Dec 2009 | 09:40 pm

To all Fellow Yellow Diarists, Enlightened Friends and Supporters There has been such a constant outpouring of love and generosity since I began the Yellow Diaries. As I prepare for the final leg of ...

Operation Reboot Continued 17 Dec 2009 | 05:47 pm

Keep your chin up. Like a nosebleed. I got that off facebook. Ha. Light precipitation tonight. All over my pillow. Every morning I wake to tickle from disengaged follicles. My hair is falling, my h...

Ellen’s Lawn 12 Dec 2009 | 04:40 pm

I’m back I never left but I’ve been busy. Committing my flesh one place while my mind goes somewhere else. Like yesterday. Critiquing another hospital drop ceiling, while a radioactive marker circul...

Mane Tamer 23 Nov 2009 | 01:42 pm

Evening before my stem cell harvest, I open ‘The Winter Vault’ ‘No two facts are too far apart to be put together’ Anne Michaels writes. Witness then, my exaltation. And my fear. Side by side on a...