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smokewater tales: the past as lighthouse, not grave
i lick the salt left on my skin, sinking into my bones
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Do You Still Watch The News?
a political disenchantment story from a recovering news junkie
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but are you interesting?
in which I do an indian edition of emily north's essay on what makes people interesting (and what does not).
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summer, electric
i rolled down the window because the inside smelled like Bombay in a bottle: dried fish, monsoon damp, and something electric.
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a quick note for my nani / abuela / grandma
who gave you the right to leave? i need names.
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Bullshit Tokenism like International Women's Day
and the tragedy of the disappearing class lens
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what would you keep if you could make the world again?
and what would you let go of?
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mapping out the last three years using quarter notes
also known as the time i torched my life with a flamethrower and attempted to dodge the debris
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drawing parallels with a billionaire popstar-poet
except my covert narcissism is not disguised as altruism so if you know you know :)
 • Gemma Singh
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short form, long game
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