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  Gentleman
    Map Of Emotion | Poetry | Politics & Feminism

    Gentleman

    September 16, 2010September 17, 2023
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    I run with my wordsRacing my thoughtsGetting ahead of my emotionsBecause I’m scared you’ll turn away before I’m done But then I pauseTo catch my breathAnd realise you’re still listeningAnd also that I’ve forgotten what I was saying Then you hold me closeIn a way, I’ve never knownBut, which makes…

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    Digital World | WorkSpace

    BlogAdda 2: Building Access – Feeds & Link Sharing

    September 16, 2010September 10, 2025
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    After a basic checklist of blog essentials, I talk about the importance of feeds and link sharing on your blog.

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  • Older couple fight
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Caveat Temptor: Boyfriend Beware!

    September 14, 2010October 4, 2023
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    Now that we’ve wiped the stardust out of our eyes, the charming differences are starting to wear thin. It’s time to beware the boyfriend.

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    Ideart: Native American in India

    September 9, 2010April 11, 2024
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    This piece began at the height of my ambition as a fabric-painter. It was one of the few ones where I actively went looking for the garment and bought it only because I had a painting project idea in mind. It was a creamy-white cotton vest from FabIndia with flat…

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  BlogAdda 1: Checklist For A Blog
    Digital World | Home & Identity | WorkSpace

    BlogAdda 1: Checklist For A Blog

    September 9, 2010October 4, 2023
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    I’m starting a weekly column over at BlogAdda about blogging and interesting things about your blog. This is the first.

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  • Books | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    The Chocolate War: Robert Cormier – Silent Rebels

    September 2, 2010April 14, 2024
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    The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier My rating: 2 of 5 stars Is it possible to deal with bullies without carnage? How are power structures, formal and otherwise, shaken by one person’s defiance? The turbulence of adolescence, where every event is a phenomenon, every disagreement is a war and the…

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  • Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    The Male Patient: MachoMan/BigBaby

    September 1, 2010March 30, 2025
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    Francois Sagan did say, “I like men to behave like men. I like them strong and childish.” The proverbial honeymoon comes to an end (proverbial, I said. That means its metaphorical, people. I retain my ‘unmarried girl’ status). Life with Mr.Everyday means some rainy days among the sunshine. The wonderfuller-than-life…

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  • Body & Sex | Books | Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture | Relationships

    Fabulous, Not Single?

    August 26, 2010February 25, 2025
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    I miss being fabulously single. I’ve been it for so long, it has become a part of my identity. A huge, glamorous, proud-of-it, reveling-in-it part which is the one thing that conflicts with being in a relationship. A good relationship is wonderful in a number of ways. But it still…

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    Digital World | Relationships

    The Differences Make It Fun

    August 21, 2010April 14, 2024
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    How similar do people have to be to get along? How do you deal with the differences?

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  • Ramya
    Map Of Emotion | Poetry

    Smile

    August 19, 2010September 17, 2023
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    My smile is like a neon lightLighting up all aroundAnd drowning out all elseBrilliance in personIt says, “I’m happy!” Yours is like a candle flameA single flicker in the darknessEnveloped in a warm embrace of shadowsGentleness personifiedIt says, “I make you happy.” And you do. *Read my other Love Poetry….

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  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”
  • IdeaSmith on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “@XXfan: Yes, it appears to be a legal requirement for the hospital to show the removed parts to kin, probably…”
  • Xxfan on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “I experience with hysterectomy made me more mature.my mom had to have a hysterectomy.this was my first experience handling everything…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Slogan Murugan: Indeed. Books were always fascinating but this year has been about the people and spaces around books as…”

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