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Continue reading →: Fever dreams“How are you feeling?” “I feel like I’m ailing.” “Ailing from what?” “A fever.” “Do you have a temperature?” “No, it’s a fever of the mind.” That’s how a recent conversation went with a friend recently. There’s no other way to describe it. I got laid off recently, and for…
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Continue reading →: Hope is a yellow leafHello, my lovelies, The last time I wrote here, it was peak summer. And now the end of the year is around the corner. The last three months have been transformational to say the least, and my feelings are bouncing all over the place like newborn pups that have just…
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Continue reading →: A bed of flowersI’m home alone. It’s almost midnight. My wheel of emotions is spinning: fast, as always. The loudest feeling coursing through me is gratitude. It may sound like some new-age millennial buzzword that the wellness industry is forcing down our gullet, but it’s really not. This one is homegrown. Gratitude. Gratitude…
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Continue reading →: Hi from a dreamy summerI’m tucked in the strange, snug, soporific space between two jobs. I’m aware of how short-lived it is, and it’s this very awareness that’s making this time so sweet for me. Like concentrated limoncello. And man, I’m enjoying it. Watched a beautiful movie called Three of Us that put me…
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Continue reading →: Somewhere, nowhere, nowAnn “What are you thinking?” Ann asked “I’m thinking…” Ed trailed off. Ann looked at him. Patient. “I’m thinking how you can think so much about what I’m thinking.” They were at Paradise beach in Pondicherry, on their annual holiday together. Now that they lived apart in different cities, this…
Hello,
I’m Astha
Welcome to my blog. I use this space as a pensieve: a place to store my memories and feelings. It’s a rest house. An easy chair. A watering hole for the soul. I’m glad you’re here. Take a look around, make yourself at home ☕
Butterflies and Hurricanes 