I am who I am online, in real life too — I must say, of all the prompts I have attempted so far, this one is my favorite, mainly because I am so passionate about social media, and talking about it gets me all excited and happy. Social media is the new reality we are all living in. It has its…

This is my 100th story and I am redefining myself as a writer My heart is rejoicing today and that precious soul inside me is dancing in pride, accomplishment, and contentment. I started from nothing, six months ago. Each day presented itself with a new challenge, new learnings, and a…

Dear new writers, this might help you if you are feeling lost — There is no greater force than the power of a community My dear friend Tamil once shared these words of wisdom in her story Your Passion is Hidden in Your Strengths, and I couldn’t agree more. I personally experienced the positive impact created by my community on Medium when all…

I am in the phase of knowing myself better — It was 2014. A few months had passed since I started college and I was having the ‘best’ time of my life. One evening, after my friends and I had tea, we headed towards a nearby crossroad and seated ourselves on one of the benches which lay there. It was…

I cannot emphasize how much! — Call me crazy, or weird. I need every word to be spelled correctly. No. No. No. This is not just to flaunt how brilliant my English is or how I am obsessed with perfectionism, but simply because anything not spelled correctly does not make sense to me. Even when some…

I eat unapologetically when I am stressed — My husband frowns upon me when he catches me stuffing food in my mouth but I can’t help it. For highly sensitive persons like me, the word “stress” is an understatement. We directly jump on to “anxiety” and settle for nothing less. Now that may turn into hyper anxiety or…

My best friend is my soulmate and he is not my life partner — I do not consider my husband and I as soulmates. We built our relationship rather mechanically. We disagree over a lot many things and yet work out a way to spend the best time of our lives with each other, in companionship. I used to think that we “ought” to…

I could be of some help! — I did not perhaps realize this but even peers from my own generation sometimes need help with posting stories and posts on Instagram. For some reason, creating Instagram-worthy content using photos and videos came really handy to me. If I felt stuck somewhere, I took to Google and YouTube and…

To my smart, pretty, and loving self :) — To, Young, proud, pretty lady 👩 That’s right. You are a mature lady now. Maybe, you are a mom now? If so, how are you keeping up with the kid/s? Exhausted with life already? I see that you have come a long way in your journey as a writer. You…