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    55-Words: Footprints

    December 9, 2006March 8, 2023
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    Like a long forgotten but much loved sweaterThe memory of him tumbled into her sight When she was taking one of her rare solitary walksShe paused outside his doorAnd stood for a long whileBefore walking away When she got home, hours later,there were footprints outside her doorMatching his shoes.

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  • Home & Identity | Poetry

    And Then Again..

    December 9, 2006September 17, 2023
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    And in those grand old days when we laughed for attentionAnd suppressed our smiles into thin lines for humourAn unsmiling, unparalleled stare captivated usCompelling us to stay And we followed, hypnotizedby that novel concept of cold independenceThat we imagined it meant We often wondered why we were heldRelentlessly, while we…

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  • Pop Culture | WorkSpace

    Office Capers: The office band

    December 8, 2006March 30, 2025
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    IdeaSmith: We ought to have an office band SNC: I was in a band in college! IdeaSmith: What? Doing what?  PJ Rani: Playing the drum? Being the drum? IdeaSmith: Oh shut it…so how about it BAA? BAA: Why me? I don’t sing! SFOS: You ought to be out-lawed from being a…

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  • Map Of Emotion

    Youth Surfing Chronicles: Teen Turmoil & Fresh Wisdom

    December 2, 2006December 29, 2023
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    What business do teenagers have with ambition? Will our bad choices make them cynical? I’m gad they made this one sensible. I’ve been youth surfing.

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  Office Capers: Let’s get the show on the road!!
    WorkSpace

    Office Capers: Let’s get the show on the road!!

    November 28, 2006March 30, 2025
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    The travails at office today – BAA : Today I had my first crush Us: Your first ever? BAA (who has a new car): Yeah…I’ve been careful with the car all month Us: Oh..crash, not crush BAA: Yes, this guy came by and I sort of swung out. It wasn’t…

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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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    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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  • IdeaSmith on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “@Harshaman: What a delightful set of throwbacks it was to receive this comment! First, to the days when one would…”
  • Harshaman on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “Which for me means, looking back at the past with a discerning and curatorial eye I had been thinking about…”
  • Neha Kapoor on Unlikeable Women: It’s Okay To Dislike Her, But Respect Her: “You always have such good book recommendations!”
  • 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…”

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