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  The Human Resources Princess
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism | WorkSpace

    The Human Resources Princess

    May 22, 2014February 25, 2025
    2 Comments

    I wrote about several Human Resources professionals I’d known. A friend in the space shared it on his network which brought up some angry reactions.

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  #IdeaStory: Mermaid
    Fiction | Relationships

    #IdeaStory: Mermaid

    May 21, 2014March 28, 2023
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    You learnt to float, she yells,ducking under him smoothly.When she surfaces,he’s walking on the water.Away.

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  An Older Man
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    An Older Man

    May 14, 2014April 14, 2024
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    I went out with an older man recently. Age, steadily creeping up on me, doesn’t seem as scary if it looks the way he does, a few years from now.

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    Map Of Emotion | Poetry

    Minefield Hopping

    May 7, 2014January 10, 2024
    3 Comments

    “No day is safe from news of you” – Sylvia Plath

    Each day is a minefield to navigate.

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  I Want To Be A Modern, Female Superman…
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism | WorkSpace

    I Want To Be A Modern, Female Superman…

    May 6, 2014March 30, 2025
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    No, this is serious. I am friend, businesswoman, creative thinker, socially aware voice, family woman, hot single girl, gal pal and a host of other things.

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  #Ideastory: Wedding Gown
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    #Ideastory: Wedding Gown

    May 5, 2014March 28, 2023
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    She took the towel he offered. And then his hand. White gown, still pristine in colour, if not form. He watched her peel it off, lace clinging to her curves. Trim the hem, she told him, it trips. And she tossed it to him as she wen to call the…

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  A Woman’s Right To Say No, Just No
    Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism

    A Woman’s Right To Say No, Just No

    May 1, 2014March 28, 2023
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    *Image (without text) via Ambro on FreeDigitalPhotos.net Here’s the latest accusation that falls on me – RUDE. Also, inconsiderate, unkind, impolite. Hang on, who is calling me all these names? Yes, men. But what kind of men? Men I’ve said NO to. These are NO to sexual advances. NO to…

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    Digital World | Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    Magic In My Soul

    April 30, 2014February 25, 2025
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    Magic showed up at 3AM. I was still up when my video chat icon began flashing. I answered to find him yelling….

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  X is for X and O
    Fiction

    X is for X and O

    April 29, 2014September 15, 2023
    2 Comments

    Today is a difficult letter. I didn’t want to do the obvious Xmas or X-rated. So here’s something I thought encompasses a little of both – love and sex. For today’s A to Z Challenge, I give you X is for X and O.

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  V is for Victoria Terminus
    City | Fiction | Home & Identity | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture | Relationships

    V is for Victoria Terminus

    April 25, 2014March 28, 2023
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    On 26 Nov’08, a young man walked into a train station and changed the lives of millions of people forever. I am one of those people, because I am a Mumbaiker.

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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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