PinnedMandira PattnaikintrampsetHow a Health Scare Taught Me to Value my Writing Life MoreMy writing life began in 2019. So I am a five-year-old kid-writer. For me, I feel the same awe and bewilderment as a kid in the world…Sep 11Sep 11
PinnedMandira PattnaikWhy am I pulling out of Social Media? (and it has nothing to do with the US-elections!)#WritingLife #Writer #WriteronPublishingAug 1Aug 1
PinnedMandira PattnaikintrampsetI Wonder and I’m Intrigued — Has the World Stopped Producing Literary Icons?The Booker longlist was announced on July 30. About the 13 books (by 8 women and 5 men), the statement that accompanied the announcement…Aug 6Aug 6
PinnedMandira PattnaikCrafting Narratives through Objects: A Practical Guide to objectification & objectivityLet me begin this blogpost with a poem: FORK / Charles Simic (b. 1938)May 31May 31
PinnedMandira PattnaikTop TEN WRITING prompts to kickstart 2024It is that time of the year when we take stock. It is as much taking stock of the year just gone by as the year that is upon us. In the…Jan 4Jan 4
Mandira PattnaikintrampsetNo Never Forever Affairs with Rejection Slips, ContinuesA broken heart (due to rejection) is no different from a broken armJul 82Jul 82
Mandira PattnaikintrampsetSpeaking Climate Truths to PowerAnd spotlighting five climate flash fiction pieces I read on World Environment Day 2024Jun 11Jun 11
Mandira PattnaikintrampsetWhat’s There for a Writer in the Planet’s Biggest ElectionPhoto by Raajit Sharma on UnsplashMay 12May 12
Mandira Pattnaikpoetry talk“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” ― Leonardo da VinciApr 30Apr 30
Mandira PattnaikintrampsetUntil August, Countries of Origin and the Passengers of the Time TrainLiterary novels are refugees of a time in the past, escaping to the future to tell forgotten and forgiven stories; to tell the realities of…Apr 24Apr 24