The very first sentence of Goa1556, Golden Heart Emporium and Goa Book. Club's 2016 publication prosaically titled: '*From Mind to Keyboard*' - an anthology of "writers from Goa and beyond" who "share stories of how they made it" is written by the nonagenarian Victor Rangel-Ribeiro who writes in his Foreword:
"The writers represented in this book share one trait in common: they are all driven to write. It is not lust..." You may say I am biased when I say that VRR is the doyen of copy-editors (par excellence) emanating from Goa and that he has always stunned, so you will not be surprised that I was shocked and awed by his words. Finally with breath that was bated I recovered and began to read further... There are two illustrations done by the remarkable Bina Naik of VRR to enhance the three articles which he supplies. As everyone knows Bina's pictures tell more tales than thousands of words: the first illustration shows young VRR looking bereft of inspiration chained at the ankles in prisoners' pajamas to a chair; and another where the young VRR again is seen being given a hefty kick on the backside by an annoyed boss. I began to marvel as to how firmly Bina's art is rooted in reality... To be continued...