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Feathers can only dance
This story is inspired by the iconic seventies song, Copacabana by Barry Manilow. I have drawn some extra inspiration from performances by the Harvard Din and Tonics. To enhance your reading experience, listen to the song before or as you… Continue reading
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My Friends by Fredrick Backman
Review by Janhavi It’s been a while since I read a warm cozy book that made me sob my eyes out in the first 50 pages. So I picked up My Friends in hopes that it would both pull me… Continue reading
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Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee
Review by Janhavi I was 9 when I attended a 7 day crash course that explained the Bhagvatgita to children. All great lessons, but it never taught me as much about the real world as the actual Mahabharat could. But… Continue reading
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If i ever talk to a gaza survivor
By Janhavi How was your mother’s milk? Did it taste like doom? They wiped you clean of blood, the day u were born. Only to bathe your life in it- What did you play as a child? Did you dream… Continue reading
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I think about the children dying in Gaza
I think about the children dying in Gaza, Then I scroll away. To a post about some sneaker I’ve had my eyes on, It occurs to me they don’t have wishes like these, They cannot fathom it. Being allowed to… Continue reading
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Bad Blood by Jennifer Lyn Barnes
Review by Janhavi ❤This is no longer the last book in The Naturals series. Which makes me extremely happy. A novella followed soon after digitally, and now we are about to get a proper fifth christmas novel. But, before we… Continue reading
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All In by Jannifer Lyn Barnes
Naturals book 3 Review by Janhavi ❤ This was the book that I read after returning from my trip where I read the first two books consecutively. And I love it so much, because it is set in the city… Continue reading
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The healing hippo of hinode park by michiko aoyama
Book review by Janhavi ❤ In the hottest months of the year, it becomes almost a reflex to reach for cold water, lemonade, popsicles, ice, water. It becomes, for humans and all animals, second nature to seek relief; no matter… Continue reading
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beasts.
I remember being told as a girl, That violence for violence, Is the rule of beasts. And so, I must never strike back when one strikes at me; But when they come with their swords and guns, And strip me-… Continue reading
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New Years and human optimism…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! It is 2026 already, and the past year went by so quick; it ended before I got accustomed to writing 2025. I won’t write about my resolutions or reflections, because that’s too cliché. But then, breaking a… Continue reading
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Meeting with God in Rumi’s garden
Rumi once asked us, To meet him in a garden outside of this world of right and wrong; I wonder if then, He was referring to heaven. I know one day I will meet him there. But with him, I… Continue reading
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Fast Fashion: How it’s relevant to all of us.
You must have heard the term fast fashion on social media. More specifically about how bad it is and why we should stop it, etc. etc. So, my goal for this post is to summarize what fast fashion is, why… Continue reading
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Learning French and other frivolous activities
The green owl is back in my life, and I’m trying to learn French for the nth time. I wont boast about my 18-day streak with only 1 freeze. I have tried everything I can to free myself of the… Continue reading
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