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My Paean to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), per bucket list

Chronicling a watchathon of MCU movies and TV shows by in-universe chronological order, a bucket list imperative.

May 14, 2023

Helix Nebula, courtesy NASA; contains IR data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope (green and red), optical light from Hubble (orange and blue), UV from NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer (cyan), and Chandra’s X-rays (appearing as white) showing the white dwarf star that formed in the center of the nebula. Image is about 4 light years across. Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC; Ultraviolet: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC; Optical: NASA/STScI (M. Meixner)/ESA/NRAO (T.A. Rector); Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/K. Su)

May 14, 2023

Nobody Has Watched A Marvel-ous Show And Nobody Is Glad Nobody Did

Reflections from a nerd and proud “nobody.”

Jul 18, 2022

Stephan’s Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies, part of a set of stunning images from the James Webb telescope recently released by NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). Public Domain.

Jul 18, 2022

Published in
The Memoirist

Raindrops keep falling on my face…

A monsoon in my eyes, a tempest in my heart

Apr 14, 2022

Photo of raindrops falling on water while a small paper boat bobs up and down.

Apr 14, 2022

A February Paean

Emerald jubilee

Feb 7, 2022

Scene from a Bengali wedding with the bride’s palm, decorated in henna and bedecked in jewelry, is placed on the palm of the groom, and tied together by a floral string.

Feb 7, 2022

Published in
The Memoirist

Mi scusi. I’d like to start over.

A rose likely transcends the limitations of its name. Me, not so much.

Jan 12, 2022

Photo of an hourglass with sand running out, juxtaposed to a thick book with purple flowers on top.

Jan 12, 2022

You are like the scribe to my soul, Preeti. I've never felt more seen.

To this day, I have never heard my mom swear. My dad's favorite road-rage expression was the Bangla equivalent of "piglet." While growing…

Jan 10, 2022

Jan 10, 2022

My Purrfect Evenings

Vignette of a daily twilight ritual in our backyard

Dec 21, 2021

Photo of our neighbor’s cat, Mr. Kyebbie, lounging on our patio table

Dec 21, 2021

Missions Possible

Nature writer unshackling, budding in the backyard

Sep 7, 2021

Photo of a Cardinal by Russell Sutherland on Unsplash; red crest, red body, sharply contrasting dark color around the eyes.

Sep 7, 2021

Published in
The Memoirist

Burning Up on Reentry

“Give me your tired, your poor… Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” — Conditions Apply. (With apologies to Emma Lazarus.)

Aug 24, 2021

Photo of the Statue of Liberty by Jason Krieger, via Unsplash, against a grey backdrop

Aug 24, 2021

Dust

“It appears to me impossible that I should cease to exist, or that this active, restless spirit, equally alive to joy and sorrow, should be…

Aug 23, 2021

Dust

Aug 23, 2021

Kausik Datta

Kausik Datta

Wannabe storyteller in science. Graduate of John Hopkins Science Writing MA program.

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