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I have now finished the behemoth task of reading The Stormlight Archive: 5 books, more than 5000 pages. And I was informed that the fifth book which is a little over 1300 pages is more of an interlude than a book? Only Brandon Sanderson would write 1300 pages as an interlude.
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It is a glorious winter morning, the kind that you no longer see in the world. The sky is light but you can see the moon and the stars. There is a special quality of winter morning that I miss: the air is cold but I am sleep warm. Everything feels clear, even my mind.…
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My reading this year has been the slowest since 2018, when the sight of how few books I had read led to a mini panic attack. I have been reading non-stop ever since but by November 2025, I burnt myself out so thoroughly that even the sight of my beloved Kindle made me feel queasy.
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There is a river that flows Near my house and my rooms window overlooks the silvery stripWhen it rushes I know the monsoon has arrived When it thins down to a trickle I know the winters are nearby When it attracts people and children, summer is here And when tiny red droplets like flowers emerge, it tells me spring…
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Little one, little oneCan I tell you howProud I am to be your mumma?The day I came to know you wereIn me, was the day I knewI had to take care of myselfSo I may have the privilegeOf seeing you grow.
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Suchita, I want to give you a treatise on writing. I think you’re ready to hear what I have to say. And maybe it’ll help you write better.
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I was seventeen years old when my mother first told me that I would bring shame to the family. It was something I was used to hearing from my father, grandmother, aunts and uncles but for the first time, it felt like the ally I had always relied on was no longer available to me.
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