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Memory Box
From the trivia card tucked behind my phone cover to the Jerry Mouse plush missing its nose, every object I own is a vessel for memory. As I approach...
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Growing Up is No Hogwarts: The Harsh Reality of Adulting
We all secretly waited for our Hogwarts letter, believing that maybe, just maybe, magic was real. But fast forward to adulthood, and instead of casting spells, we’re casting side-eyes...
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The Art of Falling Short
In a world obsessed with perfection and progress, where the neatness of success is idolized, perhaps everyone dreams of a life of seamless achievement. But isn’t there something richer,...
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Now That I’m Doing Better
Now that I’m better, I can admit how I coped—music, old photos, tears on the bleachers, and letting myself bleed to heal. It was always about you, about losing...
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The Unread Message Of Pain
We’re told discomfort leads to growth, but healing often starts with comfort. A spa day revealed pain I never noticed—until it was tended to. Like Katie, who only recognized...
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Kolkata’s Kona Dukan : Surviving in the Midst of Loss of Community Spaces
Cities are losing their essence. Once-thriving corner stores, where shopkeepers knew customers by name, are vanishing, replaced by faceless quick-commerce. Kolkata’s trams and yellow taxis face a similar fate,...
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Types of People on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day reveals all kinds—planners with perfect itineraries, chill couples, heartbroken cynics, and even chaos agents plotting against romance. Whether you're celebrating, indifferent, or actively sabotaging, love (or the...
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Consumerism vs Connection: Valentine’s Edition
Love, at its core, is supposed to be whispered, not performed. Yet, somewhere along the way, Valentine’s Day has become less about feeling and more about proving. On campus,...
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How To Get Over a Writer’s Block?
Some quick tips on how to get over a writer’s block from my personal experience.
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Letter to a long-lost friend
This is a long letter to you. I never replied to any of yours— consider this one. Years have passed and somehow, you’re still in everything I write.