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One Night on the Moon
‘Finally, here I am! How I wish my best friend would have been with me, too. Anyway, let’s take a Moon landing selfie, but the lighting is so dim. Never mind, I will update the brightness later. I know the perfect filter to fix it.’ Click! Click! Click! I captured some pictures of the landing […]
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Melee In My Mind
From Monday to Friday, this is the most hated thing,7’o clock in the morning, my alarm never fails to ring. The toughest part of the day, I don’t want to, yet push myself.I sigh, glancing at the to be read books on my lovely bookshelf. The only silver lining, T.G.I.F., can stay up late, party […]
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Friendship Day – 2020
It’s been long, we saw each other face to face,Remember that party, when we rocked on the bass. After-parties were a crème de la crème with you,In the name of heart to heart, my brain you chew. We would spend hours chattering like gossip-mongers,Relished the 2 min noodles, calming pangs of late-night hunger. And that […]
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Social Distancing – A Virtual Party
Its been a month in this beautiful green country and all we have seen are 2 restaurants and 4 supermarkets. Thanks to “You-Know-What”. It is spreading like fire and no hidden story but I really do not wish to speak about the novel Corona virus. There is plenty of information (real and fake) available on […]
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The Honeymoon Phase of Relocation
It’s been a week in this green continent and to be honest, I feel fresher then ever. We are in Entebbe, a town in Central Uganda situated on Lake Victoria peninsula. While Uganda is also known as Pearl of Africa, I feel Entebbe can be named as Gem of Uganda. The first thing that hits […]
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New Book Alert!!! Reset. Restart. Resume
Hello, My Fantastic Readers, All your support and love have kept me going and encouraged me to write more stories. Overcoming inhibitions, I have finally decided to self-publish an e-book on Amazon KDP. For starters, I have published one shortie. It’s a story about a new mother, Rachna, who is unhappy with her life and […]
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A Piece of Your Mind for Peace of Mind by Manali Desai
There are 45 freestyle poems, each telling you something profound. A person like me who doesn’t understand poetry could connect with the writings in this book because they were all feelings and emotions spoken straight from the heart. I loved the small illustrations at the end of each poem. The cherry on the cake: is […]
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The Roommate Situation by Katie Bailey
It’s a cute and cosy romance. I loved it more because it could show romance without the need to be explicit. The characters were relatable, and the story started fine and dandy. The only missing element was some spark. The lead characters connect almost instantly, and their love story seems rushed. Too many twists, but […]
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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
This is my third book by Daphne Du Maurier, and did I love it? Yes, and No. No, because, at times, I felt the narration was dragged. I wanted to move on to what was next, but the moment won’t pass. I was able to predict the next part in a few places. This wasn’t […]
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My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier (Author), Sally Beauman (Introduction)
I finished this book long ago, and I needed some time to write this review since I was left wondering for days about the story. Still, I don’t know if I am doing enough justice in this review. Everything in this book is a mystery, even the ending. It is left to the reader’s imagination […]
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Dopamine Detox by Thibaut Meurisse
I wouldn’t say that this book is enlightening and you get information that is not already available on the internet. Despite that, it is an excellent quick read. It starts with some technicalities and science behind dopamine. Later tells you repetitively to avoid social media to stop procrastinating. Again, not that we don’t know it, […]
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Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
I don’t know how many will be able to connect or relate with this book. I can understand if one doesn’t because you need to have gone through at least one of those dilemmas and struggles mentioned in the book. There are things you know but you are not ready to accept openly. This book […]
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My Evil Mother by Margaret Atwood
I had my own share of problems with my mom during my teenage. I could completely relate to the girl in this story. My mom also said and did unbelievable things but as the girl in the story, I didn’t think she was a witch. Again, I don’t blame the girl, her mother was mysterious, […]
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Knotted Grief by Naveen Kishore
It’s a short book of poems, but do take your time to read. Mostly in Haiku-like poems, the lines are short, some just one word. The first poem Kashmiriat is my top favourite from the book. It tells about the trauma residents faced during and after the Kashmir violence. It will wrench your heart with […]
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Does Parenting style cause a developmental delay?
I recalled an incident from a year ago. We were in a restaurant and my son then around 3 years of age wasn’t listening to me. He just wanted to wander around and had a big temper tantrum when we were about to leave. I was discussing this behaviour with one of my friends that […]
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