SumireDate night‘Would you want to go on a date with me?’ ‘Um..no, you’re too handsome for me.’ ‘You’re too smart for me. We’re even.’ ‘No, I am crazy.’…Oct 19, 2019Oct 19, 2019
SumireStealing joysIt was the summer of 2002 when I was at his house and we were sitting under that neem tree and he was teaching me how to draw a cat. And…Apr 27, 2019Apr 27, 2019
SumireI have chronic depression and anxiety. And it’s about time you stopped telling me that I look sad.Yes, I am 23, and I may not fit in your regular definitions of beauty but believe me, I am hot. All my life I wanted to be a writer and I…Mar 10, 2019Mar 10, 2019
SumireOur breakfast at Tiffany’sEpilogue: This is going to be super personal. Nick sleeps with his head on Priyanka’s tummy personal! (Not making this part up, she said…Mar 3, 2019Mar 3, 2019
SumireImpostor or imposter?While lying in the hot mess of disappointment and harmfulness, I started breaking down the problems bit by bit — I work as a writer and…Feb 19, 2019Feb 19, 2019
SumireThe fairy tale love — 2Aisha: My eyes are sore. I can’t text. Farhan (over a voice note): I read this listicle online and it said if you put a handful of mirchi…Feb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
SumireNotes from my therapAs I booked a cab to go the therapist’s clinic, I asked myself if I really needed to see the therapist because more or less, I have two…Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019
SumireSet me free!It somehow reminded me of you. In fact, lately, every song I hear reminds me of you in some way or the other. When I read Gatsby, I wanted…Jan 22, 2019Jan 22, 2019
SumireIn the city of lakes!The skyline was a canvas painted with subtle strokes of orange and yellow and black. A peace descended as I sat by the 80-year old Murari…Jan 17, 2019Jan 17, 2019
SumireAnkush!Prologue: Don’t mistake the title for my lack of imagination or creativity. Know the gravitas of what you mean to me with the title!Jan 11, 2019Jan 11, 2019