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Book Review: Sputnik Sweetheart

I picked up another Murakami book because I longed to read another masterpiece like Norwegian Wood. I don’t know what magic that book possesses, but it took hold of me. Wanting to read such a book again, I stumbled upon Sputnik Sweetheart by Murakami himself at the bookstore. I bought myself a copy and dove right in. Unfortunately, unlike Norwegian Wood, the first two-thirds of the book was magnificent. The last one-third, however, was very disappointing. Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami is a story about a girl Sumire, who falls in love with Miu, a woman seventeen years her senior. … Continue reading Book Review: Sputnik Sweetheart

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Everyone is Broken

Everyone is a little broken, sometimes we get caught up in our own problems thinking we’re alone. But we are not.  You are not weird, you are not broken beyond repair. You are human, And every human is a little broken  Some people are better at hiding it then others, but those people are always hard to see through. That’s why we need to embrace our brokenness and connect with one another. We need to break down our walls. Because it’s hard to get through to someone of there is a big stone wall in between you.  What if we … Continue reading Everyone is Broken

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Somewhere in between

Somewhere between love, and anger. Somewhere between hope, and discouragement. I am stuck in the middle; with an uncomfortable shadow telling me to choose, Lingering near me constantly. And it never seems to leave. My head and thoughts control me. It’s like I’m an old, damaged, rusty truck holding my pieces together while something else’s hands are on the wheel. Like it’s going for a joy ride of self destructive behavior. My choices don’t seem like my own. And my actions fill me with regret almost as if I wasn’t the one who chose them. So many words in my … Continue reading Somewhere in between

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Book Review: The Fine Print

THOUGHTS. In all honesty I would probably give this book three stars, but it was compulsively readable and that to me, deserves the extra star. Felt invested enough and at least it had a good ending. I thought a lot of the innuendo was poorly done. It felt randomly placed and unnecessary? That might be a me thing, but I like it all to flow and this felt like some sentences were added for “spice” and that’s a big nope from me. It’s steamier overall than I usually go for. It is easily skippable and isn’t until the second half. … Continue reading Book Review: The Fine Print

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Miami- qualifying review

Well, what a qualifying session that was… a few shock surprises and a very mixed up grid for the Miami Grand Prix later today! The top 10 shoot out saw seven teams represented! Sergio Perez took his third career F1 Pole Position for the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, as he avoided all the chaos behind him. Alonso will be joining him on the front row in P2, with Carlos Sainz rounding out the top three. The full top 10 are: Pole: Perez, P2: Alonso, P3: Sainz, P4: Magnussen, P5: Gasly, P6: Russell, P7: Leclerc, P8: Ocon, P9: Verstappen and P10: … Continue reading Miami- qualifying review

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Miami Grand Prix

Round 5 is here and we are in Miami for the 2nd Grand Prix. Will it be another win for Red Bull this weekend? Or will the tension be rising between the Bulls? Will Ferrari, Aston Martin and Mercedes bring the fight this weekend?  Can Aston and Mercedes make it back on the podium? Who needs to shine? Nyck de Vries has got some making up to do, last weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix he crashed out and he knows it was his fault and took full blame, so he will be wanting to make up for it this … Continue reading Miami Grand Prix

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How do they Love?

“it’s Valentine’s Day”, i wrote.“how do you love?” i asked. “i want to know,if you love through the mundaneness of a regular noon, andif you love through a silent evening of unshared chores.do you love with your eyes, your fingers?would your nose curl into a smile if you caught a whiff of my scent?” “how can a nose curl?”, you may ask.well, i wouldn’t know, my nose never worked. “would you still be filled with love whiletaking miserable sips of the bland soups i make?”, i’d ask. “do you love every day, ordo you wait in anticipation for an event … Continue reading How do they Love?

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Fast racing cars: Azerbaijan Tyre selection

This time we are going around the street of Baku! Where Formula 2 will also be joining us. The tyres which have been selected are: C3 (Hard), C4 (Medium), C5 (Soft.  This is the softest trio of compounds in Pirelli’s range, which are well suited to the tight corners on this city circuit as well as the long straights where the cars can reach a maximum speed of 340kph. The most common strategy for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is a one stopper, although some teams stopped twice last year to take advantage of a virtual safety car before the chequered … Continue reading Fast racing cars: Azerbaijan Tyre selection

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Sprint changes for 2023

Formula 1 has confirmed adjustments to the F1 Sprint format for the six events that will be staged across the 2023 season, beginning with this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. F1 Sprint first made its debut back in 2021, with the original format seeing qualifying shifted to Friday and setting the grid for a new 100- kilometre dash on Saturday, which in turn determined the starting order for the main event on Sunday. However, the changes this year means that F1 Sprint will effectively become a standalone feature of race weekends when the format is used – with the outcome bearing … Continue reading Sprint changes for 2023

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I am fine!!!!

You know how poetry just comes to you?No! I didn’t wake up to write about love,No! I don’t want to write about men nor the one who broke my heart,No! I don’t want to talk about the complicated relationship with my father,Or my lonely childhood,No! I don’t want to talk about how I was bullied in high school and college,How hard words were thrown at me by someone I thought was in love with me,I don’t want to talk about how many scars I bear and how I made many, many mistakes,I don’t want to talk about how I became … Continue reading I am fine!!!!

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Sometimes

Sometimes things don’t work outSometimes the people close to us disappoint usSometimes we are made to feel like we are not worth anyone’s timeSometimes we get shattered by our familySometimes we get over itSometimes we don’tSometimes we say enough is enoughSometimes we leave it beSometimes we are so hurt that we want to leave everyone and everything behindSometimes we fightSometimes we let people walk over usSometimes there is no excuseSometimes we can’t let go of people because they are our only friends and we don’t want to let them go because if we let them go we will be alone … Continue reading Sometimes

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Caste and Religion

We come across many news in this era where the media plays an indispensable role. And we read how many atrocities are revealed and how many of ’em go unanswered and uncovered. We also read how many of them are evils done in the name of rituals, castes, or religions. And one typical response by the people comes as so and so particular religion or caste teaches so and so and they suggest if there was no caste and religion the world would have been different. There are tribes that teach their younger ones to show their faith in the deity … Continue reading Caste and Religion

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Survival

I think one of the hardest things to do when you are going through a stressful situation is to remain calm or be calm in general. You are overwhelmed with a lot of emotions and the last thing you want to do is to keep them inside which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but depending on the situation, they might overpower you and make you do or say irrational things, or worse keep you stressed & anxious making it seem like there wouldn’t be a light at the end of the tunnel. There are things or shall I say steps … Continue reading Survival

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Book review: Ugly Love

Ugly love is a story about Tate and Miles, whose lives become intertwined after Tate moves in with his Brother Corbin. Tate and Miles feels mutually attracted to each other and develop an arrangement i.e No Strings Attached. As Time passes Tate starts developing feelings for Miles. Miles on other hand has a past that he doesn’t like to talk or think about, which has made it hard for him to open up to someone or fall in love with someone. Things get complicated when Emotions start developing in this arrangement. Tate moves in with his brother Corbin to complete … Continue reading Book review: Ugly Love

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Retirement and F1

Not many drivers make it to the level of Formula One, and fewer still are able to stay around for several seasons. Here, we look at the data of experienced F1 drivers and when they stop in Formula One. What age of retirement is typical? Is there a certain level of experience that’s a good indicator of retirement? And does a driver’s form drop off before they call it quits? Find out here. What Age Do F1 Drivers Retire? This question comes with caveats, given that almost all F1 drivers continue racing after they’re done with Formula One. In addition, … Continue reading Retirement and F1

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Illusion

In this day and age where social media is very prominent, it’s really easy to think that a lot of people have their lives together and are living a very successful & happy life but the truth is the majority of the times what you see online is only an illusion and a highlight of these people’s best moments whereas their day-to-day lives are quite the contrary. You truly never know what happens behind closed doors or what someone is feeling unless they open up. However, just because many people are putting up a facade doesn’t mean that you have … Continue reading Illusion

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Old school

Old school love is nothing, but a feeling of living in an era or period where things happen at a slow pace and emotions are what that goes into nostalgia. Old school lovers in terms of age group can be found in the late 1900s or early 2000s. These are the people who believe in going with the flow and living with the moment. Many of you might or might not be knowing about the famous comic series of Malgudi Days. It’s a series which can be found on Youtube and it depicts the life of Malgudi village situated in … Continue reading Old school

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Formula E

The electric equivalent of a Formula 1 race. That’s er… simplifying things. Essentially this is the pinnacle of electric motorsport, with Hyderabad now becoming the 30th location to host an E-Prix. Didn’t we have a Grand Prix in India?  Yes, the ill-fated (and that’s putting it mildly) Indian Grand Prix ran from 2011 to 2013 at the Buddh International Circuit in Delhi. We did get to see Sebastian Vettel do donuts though, en route winning his fourth consecutive championship. So how does it differ from Formula 1? There are two main differences. One, it’s in the name. The ‘E’ in … Continue reading Formula E

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Torment

I have thought about you everything there is to think about a person: The beautiful, the ugly, the profound, the despicable, the boastful, the shameful. I can’t even write them down anymore,Because I would never do anything else as long as I lived. The only thing that matters is that, I love you more than my most articulate words could ever express, And there is not a day that goes by, Where I do not lament that you will never get to experience the depth of my love for you. The cruelest fate in this world is possessing love and … Continue reading Torment

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Book review: Verity

I find it very difficult to review this novel or add anything to the discussion that hasn’t already been said. Verity is not a book for everyone. It is unsettling. It is sexually explicit. There’s graphic language. There are scenes of child abuse and neglect. The plot is shaky. The ending’s infuriating. And the writing, quite frankly, isn’t good. But for whatever reason something draws you in and you begin to question your own sanity as you bear witness to the chaos. What’s the term for that? Fascination with the abomination? Whatever it may be, I know one thing for sure. I … Continue reading Book review: Verity

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No more

How does one give up? I know how to give up, A frustration when uncertainty bombards me. How does one ignore the possibility and discovery? I cannot ignore the excitement that opportunity stirs in me.How does one feel safe believing the worst? I feel inadequate imagining the worst,But I know it exists and it is there to gobble me in. Memories emerge and the temptation to quit erupts when facing the unknown is necessary. The uncertainty that is and has been my life draws me to question why I keep going. I feel pain not fully understanding myself, and I … Continue reading No more

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Australian Grand Prix

Sorry, it takes time to understand and analyse the thing, where u see 20 colourful cars going around in circles. Anyways What a race that was… from red flags and safety cars to a rookie getting his first points, teammates taking each other out and a great recovery drive by a certain Mexican. But it was Max Verstappen who won the Australian Grand Prix for the first time in his career, Lewis Hamilton claimed Mercedes and his first podium of the year in P2, and Fernando Alonso takes P3 (which is not a surprise anymore). The full top 10 are: … Continue reading Australian Grand Prix

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Tired

I am tired of it. Trying to say it is ok really and I can get through this. Tired of trying to be cheerful. Trying to be positive. Just trying, tryiing, trying. This afternoon I just burst into tears and could not stop crying. . Just a description of normal things and mormal life. I could not take it any more. I try to kid myself that I DO live in the normal world, to make myself feel better. I should be brave. I am not. I feel I cannot go on any more. I need to find a way … Continue reading Tired

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Time

Time… time heals… like when you have a broken bone, with the right treatment and support it heals over time. It’s amazing how our bodies can do that But when we have a broken heart……….. what heals that? I’m told it’s time… but why does it feel so long? why does the pit in my stomach feel like it’s been here for centuries? And why does my choked up throat remain to strangle me, without giving me a moment to breathe?  Do I have to live like this day to day? Then “eventually” I’ll move on? My heart feels scattered into … Continue reading Time

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Fast racing Cars: Season Review (its just a hype)

The 2023 F1 Bahrain Race was nothing short of a spectacle. The event was held at the Bahrain International Circuit, which is one of the most iconic tracks in the world of motorsport. The race began with a bang as the drivers tore down the straightaway and into the first turn. The noise of the engines was deafening, and the crowd cheered as the cars battled for position. The first few laps saw some close racing, with several drivers jockeying for position and trying to gain an advantage. But already by the first turn it was clear that Max Verstappen … Continue reading Fast racing Cars: Season Review (its just a hype)

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Lets Talk Patriarchy!!

Patriarchy is a set of ideas and practices in which it lays out men’s centrality and women’s marginality. HOW PATRIARCHY IS EFFECTING OUR SOCIETY TODAY ? Through history women were sold due to marriage or because divorce wasn’t affordable, women were murdered because of being beautiful or educated and so on… In 2023 things have changed a little bit, but it still exists areas around the globe for which women are murdered due to not wearing hijab correctly or because of absorbing their own freedom, thus I think that there’s a bunch of work to get done. ARE ALL MEN … Continue reading Lets Talk Patriarchy!!

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Critic-1 Fast Racing Cars

I was seeking a word to use to describe the arguments being put forward by F1 teams about why there shouldn’t be an 11th or 12th entry and “bullshit” leapt to mind. Anyway, “BS” is a good word for what is being whispered into the ears of news-starved F1 journalists, in the hope they will write stories suggesting that the sport does not need any more teams – and that most of the current entrants are opposed to the idea of allowing General Motors to join the party. The accusation that F1 teams are whispering is that GM(General Motors) will … Continue reading Critic-1 Fast Racing Cars

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Book Review: Can’t we just print more money?

Economics is all around us, yet vast swathes of the population don’t really understand how it works and that’s a pretty fundamental problem given the situation our world is facing. To try and rectify the problem that is the lack of economic understanding in our nation, two senior employees from the Bank of England (Rupal Patel and Jack Meaning) have written a book discussing the fundamentals of economics in an amusing and easy way across ten chapters. Through simple metaphors such as the Bank of England canteen, the price of Freddos and where we get our clothes from the book … Continue reading Book Review: Can’t we just print more money?

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//MUSIC//

She remembered the tubes.Each pierced into her skin, never had she seen such beautiful masterpieces. She visualized violins. She thought of how her neck would arch to fit into the bow of the violin, as if she and the violin could become one. And her heart beat so perfectly in rhythm you would think it’s music. And she was called “Music”. Not because of how every step she took seemed like a theme song, but it was how graceful they were. But years went by and the music diminished. The smell of liquor—the heat from cold hands taking away her … Continue reading //MUSIC//

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Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team

The history of Formula One can be categorised into several eras of competition as technology evolves and the pursuit of speed becomes even more intense. These eras are often bookmarked by periods of dominance by a particular team which managed to stay one step ahead of the rest of the competition. There is arguably no greater example of this than the dominance of Mercedes throughout the Hybrid Era between 2014 and 2021. In 2014, with mounting pressure and calls for F1 to become more environmentally friendly, the biggest regulation changes in the sport’s long history were brought about, the crux … Continue reading Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team

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Mistakes

be honest, okay? every blog on a clickbait website sounds like the title of this poem this horrifying and difficult thing and how it’s going to change your currently pathetic life “honesty is the best policyandchange is the only constant”are the sad thoughts of the day in schoolrepeated every time the teacher incharge forgot to assign some kid to go out and preach something to 800 other kids that they won’t practice today, i believe in lying for good reasonsand mistakes are my favorite constant. see every mistake, is a registry of everything you’ve tried and if your score in … Continue reading Mistakes

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Saudi Grand Prix

The second race of the season is here and we return to Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Will Ferrari have any luck with reliability this time round? Will Red Bull be making it a second 1-2 in a row?  Can Alonso, grab another podium? Will Mercedes be any closer to the front and potentially get a podium aswell? HOPES:- McLaren will be hoping to have a better weekend, as having Lando Norris battle problems throughout the Grand Prix and Oscar Piastri having to retire didn’t start them off well. Esteban Ocon, will be hoping for a better weekend … Continue reading Saudi Grand Prix

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Fast Moving cars: Business

Formula One, the pinnacle of motorsports, an market worth millions of pounds yet a lot of F1 teams aren’t particularly profitable. Although the ultimate goal in motorsports is to win races, in order for the teams to survive they need to be lean, efficient businesses. Formula One is an expensive business to be in, to run a successful team you need to be constantly innovating with the most up-to-date machinery, travelling around the world and employing the best people meaning that being in the business necessitates a high level of capital and revenue expenditure. In order for the 10 teams … Continue reading Fast Moving cars: Business

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Fast moving Cars-1

You know it’s often said that a person ends up doing all kinds of stuff under the influence of their friends, this is also termed as PEER PRESSURE. But little did I know, that soon I would end up watching something which was as boring as staring at fast moving cars(F1), I mean staring at their drivers won’t be a bad idea but their cars….ehh not so much But since I didn’t have anything better to write about we’d work with this. Anyways something is better than nothing. Now during the past 4 days I have read and watched 2-3 … Continue reading Fast moving Cars-1

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Quantum of God

So let me try and explain it this way using Quantum Physics. Quantum physics says that you have the wave and then the wave becomes a particle. The particle is what views the wave and uses the wave to create structures or reality. The particle is not real it nor are the structures it creates. All existed as the One before the particle as the observer was able to view this wave as an individual. So the particle is likened to consciousness which did not exist until the split. I do believe there is a higher level, if I can … Continue reading Quantum of God

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Thoughts or feelings

I thought this was a very interesting question: we think and feel pretty much our entire waking day. You could argue that our dreams continue this process. Lots of thoughts. Lots of feelings. But is there a pecking order? How do thoughts and feelings differ?  I am having trouble deciphering this- you can have a thought, you can feel something, and sometimes they can overlap. Let’s play my brand new, made up game called Thoughts or Feelings. I am going to report what my thoughts and feelings are at 2.48 am Sunday, when I’m writing this post: Thoughts Feelings Which … Continue reading Thoughts or feelings

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Young

When you are young you have no idea that one day you will be so incapacitated that you are totally dependent upon others for your life. I do not know what we would have thought had we known this when we were children. I do not suppose a child could comprehend this anyway. To be so incapacitated is the most demeaning thing in the world. Being cut off from the rest of the world is the most horrible thing as well. Today this has really got to me. Usually in my day, I start off not too bad, and feeling … Continue reading Young

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Courage

Courage: it would not exist without fear. As with so many things, the hardest lesson is to recognise that there is no beauty without pain, or no light without darkness.So much of what I’ve learnt has been tough and has needed more courage than I felt at times – but it has also been character forming. I’ve learnt to be more generous – with my time and my actions. That everyone is fighting a hard battle and to lift people up sometimes I have to be willing to be open. I’ve become, I hope, more empathetic and a better listener. … Continue reading Courage

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Bad Reviews

I love bad reviews. I don’t mean reviews that are written poorly, I mean reviews where the author really goes crazy about why they don’t like something. Nothing amuses me more than seeing someone skewer something.OK- here’s the thing. I try to be a positive person, and I know that if someone really hated my work, I would be crushed. So why do I take delight in reading and liking bad reviews? Because they are more descriptive. Simple as that.When someone likes something, they tend to say it’s good, or it’s nice, or some other meaningless adjective. Those are bland words: … Continue reading Bad Reviews

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Handshake

Etiquette is an often neglected topic in modern-day life. However, I would say it should become a habit! I have grown up in an army family and ever since I was in grade 2, my father has been teaching me the “ART OF HANDSHAKES.” At time he has corrected me/scolded me/shouted on me for not having the correct handshake position. A handshake is accepted by both men and women. But when it’s appropriate and who gives his hand to greet first? 1)Only the right hand is given for a handshake. The same rules apply to left-handed people. 2)The hand should … Continue reading Handshake

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Its not Cancel culture its Responsibility culture

I’ve always found it interesting that people get all in a tizzy when companies, corporations, or individuals take a stand and say they no longer support something because it goes against what they believe in.  Of course, because of our combative nature lately, especially on social media, we all have come up with this phrasing that makes it bad to stand for something – “cancel culture”.  The implication is that canceling someone or a company for bad behavior is part of some dubious scheme to destroy someone instead of holding someone accountable.  If you stand for something, the other side – doesn’t matter … Continue reading Its not Cancel culture its Responsibility culture

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City

When you’ve lived in the same city for a large part of your life, you start noticing what visitors often don’t see. In cricket-crazy India who even knows that there’s a football stadium and a dedicated football subculture (only very few of whom buy jerseys from the ManU shop next to the Hard Rock Cafe). And not many visitors may come by to see the vistas of the city painted on the walls outside the football stadium. You notice the constant small crowd outside this ice-cream shop which has been selling ice-cream sandwich for three generations. The crowds formed ever since the … Continue reading City

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Home

Home. How intimate is your connection with your home? The nook which you designed, a wall you painted with your favorite right shade of magenta, your comfortable chair rightly placed in front of the window which passes the scent of lilies every morning. Your dad’s wardrobe you would sneak in once a week to take a shirt from. The one he hanged in the left corner of the top partition as a routine. I have been disciplined in designating places to myself in the next 3 homes we switched in the span of fourteen years. Aha, and the dressing table … Continue reading Home

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Wait for You

There were 5,156.81 miles between us and then there were 6,322.29 miles between us and then there were 7,713.57 miles between us and then there were 0.You were back and I’ve been waiting for days to hug you and I never wanted to let go. And we were talking like it had only been since yesterday, and I think a piece of me came back when you did. I was smiling the whole drive home. I think I’ve already forgotten how it felt to be  A P A R T A chasmwas created between you and us. It seems impossible to cross. You’re … Continue reading Wait for You

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Book Review: It Starts With Us

Did I think the way It Ends With Us ended perfectly the way it did? Yes. Did I read this. Did I think this book might not have been entirely needed? Yes. I absolutely love Colleen Hoover and her writing. Don’t get me wrong on that count. I just feel like the characters were ruined a little by giving us this book.  I didn’t feel the pull to Atlas like I did with Ryle. It felt almost too sweet for me, and I wanted more of that burn that we got in It Ends With Us. I know Colleen said … Continue reading Book Review: It Starts With Us

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Application Season

To all fellow high school seniors: It is college application season guys!!! All of us have been asked to condense our whole beings into 650 words, the grades you have earned, and a list of activities that caught your teenage interest. Is it any wonder you drag yourself to the desk? Who could go with grace to this task whose stakes feel so high? Before you submit yourself for inspection to a committee that will decide if you are “worthy,” and before these schools with the big names that look so good on sweatshirts have their chance to pronounce your … Continue reading Application Season