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Continue reading →: So how are you Holden up?
I have a new favourite fictitious character! Holden Caulfield from Catcher in the Rye. The book, to put in Holden’s words ‘killed me’. I had always heard about it but never ended up reading it because someone told me your mind has to be ‘developed’ enough to actually appreciate it.…
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Continue reading →: Veronika Decides to Die
Yesterday I finished reading this book by Paulo Coelho which I’d bought at the Nizamuddin railway station, Delhi: Veronika Decides to Die. It is a story about a young, good looking, 24 year old girl with a steady job and plenty of boyfriends who attempts at killing herself by consuming…
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Continue reading →: In the End..
One moment you’re here, one moment you’re not. One moment you’re a living being, with your own set of problems, qualms, insecurities, qualities and fears, And one moment you’re just a pair of defunct organs wrapped inside cold, pale flesh trying its best to start decaying and turn into something…
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Continue reading →: Chee’s morning text
“Squeaky ball bouncy ball bounces off the ledge,I catch the squeaky ball and hug it against my chest :*”I just HAD to write it somewhere and preserve it forever. Texts like these are the reason why I smile while solving statistical problems during exams.I still can’t believe he’s a human…
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Continue reading →: Endless Faith
As I sit here on my bed, fingers icy cold, nose red and frozen, and shivers running down my spine, I realize that the shivers may also also due to the Christmas carols that I recall every year during this time. The four purple and white candles, burning incessantly, fighting…
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 