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  #Ideastory: Wedding Gown
    Fiction

    #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
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    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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  U is for Underwater
    Fiction | Map Of Emotion

    U is for Underwater

    April 24, 2014June 17, 2024
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    After 20 years of swimming, I conquered the most fundamental of human-water relationships: getting in. Underwater is where it is at.

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  T is for Truth or Dare
    Fiction | Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    T is for Truth or Dare

    April 23, 2014March 28, 2023
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    This is a story of one of my favorite games.

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  R is for Red Shoes
    Fiction | Relationships

    R is for Red Shoes

    April 21, 2014March 30, 2025
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    I wrote this in February when red, dancing and unexpected affections seemed all around.

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  P is for Printer
    Fiction | WorkSpace

    P is for Printer

    April 18, 2014March 30, 2025
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    Now here’s a story based on a little something that happened in real life. I once worked at an office where the printer was named for the employee who was seated closest to it. It created some mirthful situations. This however, is fiction. For today’s A to Z Challenge, I…

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  N is for A Nice Guy
    Body & Sex | Fiction

    N is for A Nice Guy

    April 16, 2014March 28, 2023
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    N is for noir fiction (my first attempt). And N is also for a Nice Guy.

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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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