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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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Show me the Way
When the dark skies of uncertaintyDon’t let the light gleam through.And it’s impossible to see, decipherIn the absence of any hope-resembling ray.I, with folded hands and eyes tightly shut,Shall look up to you and thus begin to pray. It is that time again.I must choose.That time to commit — Yay or nay!Believe in belief.Tread towards 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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Product Review: Guider Medium Ebonite Handmade Pen
I had always wanted to write with an ink pen. More so, a handmade pen. After all, anything handmade is, more often, made with a little bit of extra care. My search, as of now at least, has concluded with something that fits my pocket, budget, and requirements. It is the Medium Ebonite Handmade pen Continue reading
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The Interview and the Strange Feedback
Last month, I attended a formal interaction for a job opportunity within my team. One of my teammates is looking for an instructional designer. Since it is a small team, they included us to review the candidate. That’s how and why the interaction happened last month. In India — specifically in all the interviews that 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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Product Review: Submarine 939 Fountain Pen
God knows I have been itching to review a fountain pen for a long time. And when I did get the one that fit my budget, they sent me one with a Fine tip. Damn! And, so began my review even before I had filled the pen with ink. But the support was kind enough Continue reading
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Thirst for Words
Worst for the words,It appears to me,Is for them to cease to exist.Pressing as your heart ever may. Worst, indeed, for the words,It is, you must know, for theyWill no longer turn into goldThat once was hay. Worst, yes, for the words,It is, you discover, that theyWill not unearth—never anymore—Buried thoughts that lay. Worst, surely, 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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