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    The Mother Box – Poetry & Acid

    May 16, 2016September 17, 2023
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    I wore a saree to a poetry event today. Unlike the last time, it was a rushed drape of an unstarched cotton. I look like an amma. But I was on my way to a new poetry event. And I thought it would be nice to do gentle romantic piece….

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  Companionship Online Versus Company IRL
    Digital World | Home & Identity

    Companionship Online Versus Company IRL

    May 15, 2016October 29, 2023
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    We settle for company since we can’t have companionship.

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  • Welcome to the Friendzone
    Poetry | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture | Relationships

    Faking It Because I Don’t Think I’m Making It: Two Poems

    May 11, 2016September 17, 2023
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    Two poems and some insights through the breathing. The poems are called ‘Patchwork Relationship’ and ‘Wrong Time’

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    On Motherhood, Discomfort & Poetry

    May 11, 2016September 17, 2023
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    Here’s my scathing tribute to motherhood.

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    Books | Pop Culture

    Where I bitch about things that hurt & find my way back…to a good book

    May 9, 2016October 30, 2023
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    I bought a Kindle. It opened my way back into books.

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  No Generation Of My Own
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion | WorkSpace

    No Generation Of My Own

    May 4, 2016February 18, 2023
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    It is a lonely place, waiting for the world to catch up, knowing maybe no generation ever will.

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  All Fire And Brimstone
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

    All Fire And Brimstone

    April 7, 2016February 25, 2025
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    Surviving in style is for the strong.

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  The Curious Case Of The Newly Divorced Man
    Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture | Relationships

    The Curious Case Of The Newly Divorced Man

    March 31, 2016March 29, 2023
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    He is rebuilding his beliefs and his life. He’s also learning how to be an independent adult, possibly for the first time. And finally, he’s having to re-learn how to be around women.

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  Boyzoned! (No, Not Those Guys)
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Boyzoned! (No, Not Those Guys)

    March 29, 2016March 30, 2025
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    How do you go from being a girl that boys like to being one of the boys?

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  #Ideastory: Artist of Reality
    Fiction | Map Of Emotion

    #Ideastory: Artist of Reality

    March 23, 2016September 16, 2023
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    He’s an artist of reality. He shootsseconds after the shutters clickwhen people aren’t posing anymore. Only with his eyes.

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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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