Vaidehi Joshi in One Thousand Words

Jan 7, 2016

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My Mother’s Affair

When I was seven, I was convinced my parents were going to get a divorce. I had begun to see it happen all around me — my…

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Vaidehi Joshi in One Thousand Words

Sep 29, 2016

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Closure

I am not sure what it is that I wanted from you. An apology? An explanation? An excuse for me to see if you’ve started taking your coffee with…

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Vaidehi Joshi in One Thousand Words

Dec 8, 2016

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For Him, Who Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

There’s an express train right behind this local train and no one seems to care. I know this…

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Vaidehi Joshi in One Thousand Words

Dec 29, 2016

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A Year Of Thursdays

This year, I decided to tell the stories that I had never shared with anyone.

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Vaidehi Joshi in One Thousand Words

Dec 22, 2016

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How You’ll Remember Me

No one tells you when it will be the last time. And now, sitting here, staring out the window at all of winter’s trees…

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Vaidehi Joshi in One Thousand Words

Dec 29, 2016

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I Never Wrote About You

She is nine, standing on the edge of a lake, making a raft out of a large leaf and a half-blown-away dandelion…

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Vaidehi Joshi in One Thousand Words

Nov 24, 2016

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Patterns

When I was small, I used to try to make sense of things by organizing, labeling, and stacking them.

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Vaidehi Joshi in One Thousand Words

Feb 25, 2016

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The Boys I Have Loved

The boys I have loved have each wanted something from me. Their love was — perhaps not love at all — demanding…

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Vaidehi Joshi in One Thousand Words

Dec 15, 2016

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Moon/Memory

I can never sleep soundly when there is a full moon outside of my window. I think that perhaps it is because I remember things that I…

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Vaidehi Joshi in One Thousand Words

Jan 21, 2016

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Sheets

The morning after you left, I woke up with my feet at the head of the bed. You were gone and had turned me upside down. I have always slept the…

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These were the top 10 stories published by One Thousand Words in 2016. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2016 by using the calendar at the top of this page.