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. …

I am left paralyzed without a laptop — A few days ago, I came across this article by Kristina God, where she had shared the good news that Medium is working to bring back its write and edit feature on the phone app. For me, the phone is a great tool to just jot down random thoughts, ideas…

Have you done it yet? — Ever since Medium introduced its new tipping feature, it has encouraged many of us to head towards an exciting new start. I enabled the tipping feature on my stories today. If you haven’t already, you definitely should. Give me a shout in the comments, if you need help doing it…

Tough realizations about self are helping me put things in perspective — This piece is coming straight out of my heart. I joined Medium in September last year when I was visiting my fiancé in Ireland. Two huge things happened to me in the same year: 1. Medium 2. Marriage Both are, undoubtedly, life-changing. Additionally, at the very beginning of 2022, I…

I do not even understand why age matters! — It has been a couple of months since I started my new part-time job at a retail store. I love this job. Everyone who works there is so nice, polite, and professional. Also, because they flatter me a lot when they say — Omg, are you for real?! You look…

I am still in disbelief — I was rather shocked this morning when I read this piece by Sally Prag: Do We Now Have Closure? — A Follow-Up to the Coffee Times Incident An update on the latest eventssallyprag.medium.com Due to several disruptions in my personal life, I was unable to keep up with Medium for the last two weeks. Little did I know that one of my dearest publications, Coffee Times [CT] has ceased…