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  Girl Blogger – The Smaller, Louder Half
    Digital World | Politics & Feminism

    Girl Blogger – The Smaller, Louder Half

    November 28, 2006December 29, 2023
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    Today’s Times of India carries a story that the Indian blogger is more likely to be young and male.

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  • Permanence
    Poetry | Pop Culture

    55-Words: Permanence

    November 24, 2006September 17, 2023
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    The idea of permanence in two paintings, two poems.

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  • Map Of Emotion | WorkSpace

    Stat-check At Work

    November 24, 2006March 5, 2023
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    There are days I hate my job for how little time it leaves me for the rest of my life. And other days, I’m grateful for my job for the very same reason. This has been a week, month, no….six whole months of mad work. Time has passed and I…

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    City

    Hurrah For The Railways! – Calling In A Bomb Scare

    November 21, 2006December 29, 2023
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    We don’t think that much about the railways. We scrambled in to find a seat but found instead a plastic ‘thaelee’ and a cloth bag lying on the seats.

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  Manguide 1: Cities & Towns
    Home & Identity | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    Manguide 1: Cities & Towns

    November 20, 2006March 30, 2025
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    Based on my extensive experiences with the male of the species, here’s a snapshot of men by cities of origin. Presenting the first edition of my Manguide!

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  • Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    XXFactor 55s On Men

    November 17, 2006April 14, 2024
    5 Comments

    Men like teaching me stuff,
    Educating me on how it all is
    Sometimes things I already know
    Occasionally better than them.

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  • Digital World | Pop Culture | WorkSpace

    Office Capers – Tech Blunder Chronicles

    November 15, 2006March 30, 2025
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    Today I put my techno-greek foot back in my mouth (again! again! again!) at the office. SNC: Do you know the iRiver?Me: The what river?SNC: Okay, you don’t know it.Me: I didn’t hear you…what river?SNC: The iRiverMe: I don’t know it. What’s that?SNC: Its like the iPod, an MP3 playerSFOS:…

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  Living On The LOC
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Living On The LOC

    November 15, 2006February 25, 2025
    4 Comments

    This is what the stars have to say for me today: The analytical side of your brain is about to do battle with the emotional side of your brain. Which side do you think will win? This prizefight won’t be bloody, but it will have a conclusive winner. The losing…

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  • Body & Sex | City | Politics & Feminism

    Hands

    November 13, 2006April 11, 2024
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    I saw this girl on a train. I couldn’t see anything of her, shrouded as she was in her traditional garb. But her hands caught my attention…they were so enticing. This then, is my ode to a stranger’s sensuality. ~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~ To touch and feelHold..clasp….grab….clutchand smoothen Not for me, however.Sheathed and…

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  The Old Mill
    City | Poetry | Politics & Feminism

    The Old Mill

    November 7, 2006September 17, 2023
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    More intelligent minds than mineHave spokenEverything of consequence saidNow I speak my unimportant bit Never saw the sky this blueBroken shells hint at the ideaOf something that wasAnd has passedLike time whispering Footprints on sandJust before the tide washes inAren’t uglyNeither is the old mill. If you liked this post,…

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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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