The ruched dresses are a mindbender, with taut stretch silk blending into draped folds.

Rock oil was considered, then, a local nuisance, a malodorous black gunk that floated like a rumor down the creek, filthening whatever it touched: a farmer's overalls, a cow's hide, a child's shoes.

Keep fucking with me, and I'm gonna put my foot up your ass.

They had heard Swamiji on their radio sets describe yoga asanas and quote shlokas from ancient Sanskrit texts.