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  The Awkward Feminist & Friendly Fire Feminism
    Politics & Feminism

    The Awkward Feminist & Friendly Fire Feminism

    April 15, 2021April 21, 2023
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    Maybe the only reality is an awkward feminist. We are fighting patriarchy and also those who weaponise feminism to wage war on each other.

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  The Return Of The Queen
    Books | Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture

    The Return Of The Queen

    April 13, 2021March 16, 2023
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    I never imagined my life as an epic. And The Lord of The Rings wasn’t even one of my favorite books. Yet, it’s odd the way things turn out, what you’re intended for and what is intended for you. At the age of 30, I pivoted my life from behind…

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  To The Guy Who Likes Long Drives
    Digital World | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    To The Guy Who Likes Long Drives

    April 11, 2021March 16, 2023
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    I wrote to all the guys who list ‘long drives’ as what they like on dating apps

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  Mutual Misbehaviour
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    Mutual Misbehaviour

    April 5, 2021February 25, 2025
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    When I protest misbehaviour, I’m told “that’s how other people behave with me”. Does mutual misbehaviour negate the fact that this is in fact, misbehaviour?

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    Watercolours & Words

    April 3, 2021July 16, 2023
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    Healing is messy. So is art. So is living. With lots of love to @senseslenses and @shaunakde for helping make my life & healing, art. My journey in watercolours.

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  • Bombay Begums
    Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    In The Court Of The Bombay Begums

    April 1, 2021July 16, 2023
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    Bombay Begums follows a formula of casting, tropes & production values. But it brings up some interesting questions.

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  A Big Ask
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    A Big Ask

    March 30, 2021February 25, 2025
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    Do we invest any pride in the act of asking? Ask.

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  • Last Chance Saloon Marian Keyes
    Books | Home & Identity | Relationships

    The Last-But-One Chance Saloon

    March 29, 2021April 14, 2024
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    Returning to a book I first read nearly a decade ago made me think about how many times I truly had that last chance.

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  The Two Readers
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    The Two Readers

    March 26, 2021July 3, 2024
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    Of all the readers in the world with whom to bond over LOTR, I never expected one to be my teacher.

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  This Stops With Me
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    This Stops With Me

    March 25, 2021March 16, 2023
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    Hate, violence, abuse – these breed more of their own when left unchecked. I say this stops with me.

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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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