Category: Musings
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The Life Of A Showgirl
I woke yesterday to my social media feed full of references to Taylor Swift’s latest album titled “The Life of a Showgirl”. Yes, I am a proud Swiftie and yes, I ordered her album but no, I did not stay up for the album drop. What I did however was listen to the album all…
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Litnamjooning – Issue 2 Now Live!
The literary magazine (Litnamjooning) I am on the masthead of, is now live with their second issue. Today, we celebrate the birthday of our muse Kim Namjoon as we dip into pieces that slow your breath, calm you down and let you pause. This issue features fantastic pieces thoughtfully curated by Hema, Melissa, Sumitra, Jenny…
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This American Woman: A One-In-A-Billion Memoir
Yesterday, I was doom scrolling on TikTok and stumbled on snips from Amy Poehler’s podcast Good Hang. She was talking to Zarna Garg about her book “This American Woman: A One-In-A-Billion Memoir”. I had seen Zarna’s clips on Instagram and elsewhere over the years but it had not hooked me for some reason. I know…
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Death Rattle Of A Dying Empire
Photo by Ksenia Chernaya on Pexels.com On Sunday, I sat with four girls, three mine and a friend’s daughter at Movie Tavern for the sing along version of Kpop Demon Hunters. On my left was another woman about my age with a group of kids younger than mine. They all clutched light sticks as they…
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First Day Of School
Laddu bounces into the room, her fresh cut hair wavy after a wash. It is literally the last night of summer break. I hug and let go. With the youngest now officially in middle school, it feels like we are past the half way mark to the yet to be defined future. All summer long,…
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It’s Calm In My Head
For weeks now I have been grappling with the “what’s next?” question in my head. From when I moved out of my home at seventeen to now, I have always had something to work toward. A college degree, gainful employment, committed relationship, motherhood, a home, publishing a book and, writing a memoir. The memoir while…
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The Politics Of Joy
Each day, I religiously scroll through my Facebook memories. With well over a decade of posts on there, it often surprises me how I live life in patterns. In the midst of everyday living – school opening, mid school year blues, fall festivities, end of year festivities, there are these posts about the pandemic, school…
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Purity Tests
Photo by Daniel Trylski on Pexels.com A week ago, I sat in a theater watching a documentary that was uplifting, hopeful and just joyous. Yet, there were a bunch of people belonging to the same fandom as I do, who were hell bent on ‘canceling’ the creators and in the process invalidating the voices in…
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Reconsider. Reformat. Reframe.
Photo by Phil Hearing on Unsplash This year will be sixteen years since I set down the path to grow my family through adoption. I have written on my blog, talked about it in interviews, ranted on social media and now, share my story on the big screen. The only constant through it all has…
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Menopause And All That Jazz
“You smell like lifesavers…” Laddu leans into me before she heads upstairs to bed. The Volini cream I have on my shoulders anoints me with the smell of camphor and menthol. I let Laddu go after giving her a tight squeeze. My arms hurt. My shoulders hurt. I turn my swivel chair to face my…