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    Fiction | Relationships

    55 Words: Gold-Digger

    July 16, 2007November 11, 2023
    4 Comments

    A short tale in 55 words about value, money and worth.

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    Map Of Emotion

    Intoxication

    July 14, 2007November 12, 2023
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    The thought that everyone’s expecting me to be cheery, happy, and ebullient…usually has the reverse effect on me. Intoxication, it’s not fun.

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    Poetry

    Ballad

    July 13, 2007September 17, 2023
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    A ballad for the one who shines a light in my mind. And on my path.

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    Body & Sex | Fiction | Relationships

    55 Words: Afterglow

    July 11, 2007November 13, 2023
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    A 55 word tale about kissing.

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  Tweety and Sylvester
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

    Tweety and Sylvester

    July 10, 2007November 11, 2023
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    When I was a kid I loved sparrows. I wouldn’t say all nature as that’s plants and birds. Not all birds. Not crows…I still hate them…there’s an annoying one (or several perhaps…damn they all look the same!) that serenades me at my window at exactly 7 a.m. on a Sunday…

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    City

    Fearful Phoenix On The Train

    July 10, 2007April 11, 2024
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    We survive. We hurt. We thrive. It’s all in a day’s work on a Mumbai train.

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  55 Words: Turnabout Isn’t Fair Play
    Fiction | Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture | Relationships

    55 Words: Turnabout Isn’t Fair Play

    July 9, 2007November 13, 2023
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    A 55 word story about interactions and fair play.

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  Pursuing A Fickle Mistress Called Attention
    City | Politics & Feminism

    Pursuing A Fickle Mistress Called Attention

    July 9, 2007November 13, 2023
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    Is ‘attention-seeking’ a bad thing? What about when it is weaponised? And if it’s the only way to get justice? Would you still pursue attention?

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  Modern Lady of Traditional Build Meets Magic & Muggles
    Books | Pop Culture

    Modern Lady of Traditional Build Meets Magic & Muggles

    July 8, 2007March 11, 2023
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    My latest fascination is for the Botswana of Mma.Precious Ramotswe. I’m talking about the main character of ‘The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency‘ and her world. There are those who write well, there are tales that make you think. Alexander McCall achieves both with his series about a  proud African lady…

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  Kafka-esque
    Pop Culture

    Kafka-esque

    July 7, 2007March 30, 2025
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    Now I see what Kafka meant. (Click to enlarge)

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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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