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New Interview Series: “At least, we did something in lockdown!”

I often find myself wondering what the others might be doing in their lives right now. I’m talking about the wonderful group of people I met when I first created this blog, back when lockdown just started. Do they have the same ambitions? How do they feel about the time they spent blogging? And how…
The Sunshine Blogger Award

Thanks to Pooja @Lifesfinewhine for tagging me for this award. It feels like it’s been ages since the last time I did this, you don’t know how much I miss seeing award and tag posts pop up on my reader. Those were the days! (If I’m being this nostalgic at 20, I wonder what I…
Mikrokosmos: too much love for the same old love // Book Review

Mikrokosmos is the debut poetry collection of Pavithra @Small_Talks, who began her writing journey on WordPress back in 2019. I’ve had the fortune of reading her work since then, and for me, there hasn’t existed a piece written by her that I didn’t find beauty within. There was one time she wrote a guest post…
this is life

Oh, what is life if not spending it with the ones you lovewhat is life if not discovering new songs in a language you don’t understand yetI say what is life if not falling in love again and again And what if this life is the only chance you get today?Would you let it spend or…
A Day in My Life as a Teacher

Oh, how I love writing ‘a day in my life’ posts. The last time I posted one was when I was still doing my bachelor’s, I guess. A lot has changed since then, so I thought it’s time for an update. Here’s a normal day of my life as a teacher… 6:15 am I used…
Why sometimes people stay at jobs they don’t even like

I’m a fan of the ‘gen-z at workplaces’ memes. Giving resignation letters because the office didn’t pass the vibe check and all – it sounds cool, trust me, sometimes it even is, but only when the job needs you more, not the other way around. Something my senior said the other day had me thinking…
Wish

I think of the twilight of skies bright from the starlight I think of the greatnessof the entities that lie far aheadThen I think of my own namesomeone once told me how it spoke of inevitable famealthough my heart still calls through the forever mista breeze that follows from the eastI tuck my hair behind…
Yet…

another day makes its wayi’m standing still—father defeats the motherbrother defeats the father—even the dogs are acting out of characterwaiting to be comforted by the verymonsters their innocence defendsthe little ones don’t know god but aretrying to make amendsthose who were saved start to believe deathwould’ve been finer than their truthwhat do you do when…
Turning 20 // A letter to my teenage self

Dear Poorwa, I celebrated my 20th birthday this Christmas Eve. I was going to say “we” but I figure time has changed way too many things for us to be the same person anymore. I want to thank you first, obviously, for making the choices you have made and are going to make. You deserve…
First Four Months into My First Job // Part 2

In my last post, I talked about how it is like having acquaintances in your workplace. The post was getting a bit long so I promised to do a part 2, and here we are!! Today I’m going to share a few more of my experiences and lessons I’m learning from my first job that…