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I Wait To Tie My Lace: A Poem for Everyone
I Wait To Tie My Lace: A Poem for Everyone
I am done with the numbers/Dancing on the hills and the bars/The guilty comfort with death/The tiring waits for hope…
Ashutosh
Jul 6, 2021
Memories of a Man I Have Loved More Than Anyone Else
Memories of a Man I Have Loved More Than Anyone Else
Sometimes, when you are only with yourself, listening to your own breaths and aware of the subtle movement of your own hair on your skin…
Ashutosh
Mar 10, 2021
The Necklace of Dirty Legs
The Necklace of Dirty Legs
While baking my heart with your bundled warmth, pouring you into the willing contours of my body and smelling your night’s mouth…
Ashutosh
Feb 16, 2021
Musings of An Indian Teacher
Musings of An Indian Teacher
As I sit in my cool cabin under a puddle of light from a meek table lamp, a few early gifts by my side, outside a predicted rain merrily…
Ashutosh
Sep 5, 2020
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How Civilization Killed an Old Witch: A Memoir from India
How Civilization Killed an Old Witch: A Memoir from India
Believing is simple. Therefore, one of the beauties of childhood is that you only believe. Because you had yet to learn the complex art of…
Ashutosh
Jun 26, 2019
Stars: India’s Disappointing Darlings
Stars: India’s Disappointing Darlings
Years back at a hill station in India, my maternal uncle who was then a military doctor mildly chided a girl, asking her to stick to the…
Ashutosh
Jun 17, 2020
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