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Dear the Other Woman- One year later.
Whenever I see something turtle-related, I immediately think of you. Someone I never met,who, in one Instagram DM, destroyed my idea of love and my trust in people by consequently ending my relationship. “I’m in a world of pain… and I just need to know.How did you make him fall for you?”You DMed me. I…
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It’s Monday night and I’m going out
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had this personal vendetta to start being alone more. It’s funny, the first few months post break-up, it kind of feels terrifying to be alone. Most days you wake up and feel like you’re in a cold-plunge. Everything you did with them, you now do alone. And worst, the memories…
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Becoming; Women in Bathrooms
Time doesn’t exist here. There are no clocks, no phones. Here, beauty and smarts count for nothing. You don’t have to be happy, in a relationship or even liked. You don’t need friends or flowers on Valentine’s Day. In the bathroom, you are the audience and the show. What other place can you be…
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Waking up to Change
Every morning, I start my day in the park. I love how the sun drenches you in that warm, golden glow. A reward for those who don’t lay in bed and who are usually accompanied by a 4-legged friend and a cup of coffee. My body now wakes up around 6 a.m., an hour before…
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Trying
When he sees me, he laughs. “ You look… like a married Jewish woman, ” he says shaking his head. “ More Jewish than you? ” “ Most definitely,” he says, as we both giggle up the stairs and past the men in bullet-proof vests and caps. “ And why… may I ask, are you…
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Why India?
India is a shining example of everything lacking in Western Culture. When I first arrived at New Delhi airport, all I saw was dust. I never expected to be spotting the horn of a Rhino before it charges through flustered fauna or enter a transe-like state as we watch the religious fire ceremony from a…
Beyond Curious 