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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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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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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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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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Anxious People by Frederick Backman
Review by Janhavi I read this a few days ago and absolutely fell in love with the narration. I think that says a lot about judging an author by one book, especially their debut novel. I did not like ‘A… Continue reading
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Fathers that show up and pierced ears
When I was 2, I got my ears pierced; that’s how we do it where I come from. A rather short story shorter, it was fricking painful. I was crying (as my parents told me), and the piercing in my… Continue reading
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a letter i cant send ~
I think about not posting today. Skip the routine. But I cannot do that. I will stop posting and go completely off the grid if I don’t post. What chains bind me, are those the same chains binding you? What… Continue reading
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Living life on the edge…
Living life on the edge; I think about it a lot, in daydreams and letters that never get sent. About living life on the edge. With no shits given and a camper van for a home. Maybe a cat that… Continue reading
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The one where we change <3
I am finally 14 and this blog is almost two. I have not posted as much I should, but I have procrastinated a lot less than I could. In the time that I have spent writing for this blog over… Continue reading
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What I was up to during my exile…And a welcome back <3
Hi! So… *awkward silence* *Silence intensifies* To address the elephant in the room; yes, I was on a break; no, it was not intentional. A while ago I started the first year of junior high school, the navigation of which… Continue reading
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Crawling back to you…
The other day I drank my coffee, It was too milky for my own good, I never liked milky coffee, Until I met you, And your blue mug, Filled with beige liquid; Baking cookies, And I wonder about that recipe… Continue reading
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Mangoes, scarves, and summer love
It is summer again, And I like mangoes again; Yet I can’t wait to stand in the rain, As the water pitter patters on my back- As the sweat now drips. It is summer, And I like mangoes again, And… Continue reading
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The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
Review by Janhavi I finally finished Holly Jackson’s YA catalogue! I say that like its an achievement, even though its only 6 books. Anyway, I’m so happy that I get to say that, because it makes me feel like a… Continue reading
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