Author: anshikakushwaha260503@gmail.com
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No home to write back to
I am sitting on my desk. It is against a giant window on the 8th floor overlooking a small jungle of sorts. When I look down, I see trees bearing yellow and pink flowers. Shadows of crows and pigeons crawl the land. Occasionally, I also spot a dog or a cat looking for food. What…
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You can’t cash in ideas (and other things)
Hello, hello! I come bearing a couple of thoughts. Here’s the agenda for our little rendezvous – if I may. One. You can not cash in ideas. What this means is that you could have the best ideas on God’s green earth but if you are not acting on them, they are dirt. On the…
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Last night’s funk
There’s hope in the air these days. They’re talking of marriage rights for queer couples. I am excited, wishing we win <3 Also, I overslept. Again? I am starting to believe this AC and ultra-cozy blanket of mine are the problem. On most days when I have overslept, my first reaction is to freak out.…
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Two hours of absolute inaccessibility
Yesterday was a classic case of me not waking up on time and thus missing my two hours of working in absolute inaccessibility. What is that? I do not tell the world I am awake – which means: I do not step out of my room, do not play loud music, do not tweet, post…
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Checking in: 13th day of April, 2023
A tweet just went out from @akforthevibe that says today, 12th of April, 2023, is the worst day of my year so far. What’s funny is that nothing happened that is making this so bad. Life is funny that way. 1/ As I type this on a fancy MacBook, I have fancy AirPods connected to…
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Checking in: 9th Sunday of April, 2023
Happy Easter folks. How are you doing? I aim to write something and post it – so here goes. One. The best writing advice for days I have writer’s block: Write about your day. There is always content. Always a story. You will always have layers, thoughts and nuance. Plus, you get some clarity and…
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Excited accountability: Teach yourself anything
Every new sun, something new excites me: juggling balls, baking triple chocolate cookies, rexing on the skates, bachata – it’s an endless list. Quite honestly, this is my favourite thing about myself. The best part of living in the 21st century is that with YouTube around, I can teach myself anything. And this is where the…
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What race are you running? And why?
Disclaimer: In all honesty, I found this piece tucked away in a dark, dinghy corner of my Notion. So, I decided to put it here. Why let content go to waste? The farthest I have gone from the world as I know it has been simply sitting on the surface of a 7-feet deep pool.…
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I do not ever want to feel stuck in the same place for seemingly endless time
I was born in Gorakhpur, brought up by the Internet. As a kid, school was my first home. However, once I left it, I didn’t go back for five whole years, until recently. It was comforting to go back to the familiarity: the teachers, the staff, the buildings, the sun rising from the East. I…