Creative Writing
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Product Review: Magna Carta Denima Fountain Pen
I’ve been using fountain pens for over 15 years now. And even though I considered it more as a habit, it—in a way—continued to pen the story (pun intended) of the long-cherished hobby of writing. This new pen from Magna Carta caught my attention when—this was just before the Baltimore pen show last month. “A… Continue reading
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POETRY CONTEST RESULTS
Originally posted on My heart it speaks a thousand words: Thank you, organizers, participants, and judges. I am honored. The best part is that the contest, not the results, helped me test and redefine my limits. 🙂 My heart it speaks a thousand words View original post Continue reading
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One More Book: Once Again Uncomfortable
‘The Dogfight and the Lone Peacekeeper’ is available for pre-order now. Secure your copy today: https://garudabooks.com/the-dogfight-and-the-lone-peacekeeper- Continue reading
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You Know When it Clicks
The Mighty Fountain Pens from Click Pens Fountain pens may be a fetish in 2021. In stark contrast, the era of the 1990s wasn’t kind to either fountain pens or their makers. And unlike most of the manufacturers who faded into the books of our long-forgotten history, a few not just survived but flourished and… Continue reading
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Twenty Words Tuesday: Week 40 Prompt
Thank you, Bulbul’s Bubble, for this week’s writing prompt. So, here’s my entry for #TwentyWordsTuesday, a 20-words-story-prompt. which for this week is Wall. Wall It took him years to build the ladder to climb and look beyond what lay behind her mental wall. Nevertheless. If you, too, would like to participate, just: Write a story… Continue reading
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Twenty Words Tuesday: Week 38 Prompt
Thank you, Bulbul’s Bubble, for this week’s writing prompt. So, here’s my entry for #TwentyWordsTuesday, a 20-words-story-prompt. which for this week is Wish. Wish There she was. All alone. And then she looked up in the sky and regretted, “what if we’d left together!” If you, too, would like to participate, just: Write a story… Continue reading
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The Art of Living: Online Happiness Program
It has been more a couple of months that I enrolled for and completed a four-day online happiness program. Through the program, I got introduced to the Sudarshan Kriya and a host of other Yogasana techniques and postures. In this short review, I share my experience. The Course and the Contents Given the COVID-19 situation,… Continue reading
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The Visualization and the Flow of Thoughts
Challenges are an inseparable part of life; not just with me, but with everybody. And one must commit to those everyday challenges with a dedication that equals their willing commitment toward their dreams. Such is our wish—as strange as it may be—to ward off all worries that we forget that it is their co-existence with,… Continue reading
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Twenty Words Tuesday: Week 35 Prompt
Thank you, Bulbul’s Bubble, for this week’s writing prompt. So, here’s my entry for #TwentyWordsTuesday, a 20-words-story-prompt. which for this week is Banner. Banner He read every word she skipped—her eyes, as if, held a banner. Respect begot respect. And love poured unconditionally. If you, too, would like to participate, just: Write a story in… Continue reading
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Inner Voice
I said, “I listen to you every time Yet you sound anew on each occasion.” “Some day, I’d sit back and listen to you,” it said. Or, perhaps, it was my assumption. Ever since I’ve yearned for That participating audience. With whom I can discuss All problems and their solutions. Read the complete poem on… Continue reading
The Wordsmith 