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Writing 101, Day 17: A Map as Your Muse-Mountain Magic

Posted on November 24, 2015 by swritings

7 continents, 7 summits! It doesn’t get more adventurous than this! This is what Samina Baig, the first Pakistani woman who scaled Mount Everest at the age of 21, set out to do. Samina, just 23 years old, achieved this … Continue reading →

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Allure of Life

Posted on November 1, 2015 by swritings

My Sunday Photo Fiction challenge. To decimate a people by disease. Mankind didn’t deserve to survive, to thrive. Thrilling annihilation, justifying destruction, they were a malady and he would react in kind. There was no moon, yet a strange luminosity hung over … Continue reading →

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NaBloPoMo

Posted on October 29, 2015 by swritings

Badge in place, blog registered in the Blog Roll! I’m all set for my first ever NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) challenge this November! It’s been incredibly encouraging reading comments from other bloggers who have experienced similar challenges before. And … Continue reading →

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Of True Smiles

Posted on October 19, 2015 by swritings

So do you have pieces of your writing lying around which you suddenly happen upon after months or years? This was something I had written in 2010 and after five years in isolation (barring a few glances by a couple … Continue reading →

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My Ecstasy!

Posted on October 17, 2015 by swritings

“Words are of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”- Rudyard Kipling. Indeed. I realized this only when I started writing myself. Writing, something which I had never ever thought about doing. I never realized that writing was my … Continue reading →

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Masked!

Posted on October 16, 2015 by swritings

Once again I was faced with the prospect of spending the next week or so coughing and sniffing. Yes, the all too popular flu had targetted me yet again. This year I had been extra careful in my dealings with … Continue reading →

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Are You (Un)neighbourly?

Posted on October 14, 2015 by swritings

Everybody needs good neighbours. Whether you’re living in an independent house or an apartment building, to be surrounded by good, decent people makes life much easier. But in case you’re one of the unlucky ones to have one of those … Continue reading →

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Found: The Perfect Hero

Posted on October 10, 2015 by swritings

“You know the difference between right and wrong and you weren’t willing to blur the lines between the two. That’s what kind of man you are and that’s what makes you different than the Arrow.” Detective Joe West (The Flash) … Continue reading →

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Downton Abbey-The Age of Etiquette

Posted on September 26, 2015 by swritings

Don’t you just love the way Cora Crawley admonishes? Her tone of voice remains the same! I hope this is true for all seasons (am a bit behind) but from the episodes I’ve observed, the entire series gives you a … Continue reading →

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I’m Ba-ack!

Posted on September 13, 2015 by swritings

I can’t believe it’s been five years…ok, maybe I can. Time…flying…cliches an’ more! And what I’m back to, online that is, a mega whoosh of blogs and more blogs! Of social media galore! Sigh, the good old days of just … Continue reading →

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