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On seeing and being seen.

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Hello. I attended a Photography Workshop for the first time ever, and it was such an ethereal experience. By now you know that words speak to me very closely, and when I saw the poster ; I knew I had to be there. The workshop was called ~On seeing and being seen. Something so intangible and close to the kind of writing I do, so close to WHY I do the kind of writing I do. To tell a story and make people feel seen and hence loved. So, I signed up. On the day of the workshop, I had to get to the Art studio called the Sandbox collective. A building numbered 345, so home-like and quaint that Google didn't have it registered on Google maps. They'd sent an email with a landmark with a peculiar spelling of a common Indian name , reflecting the confidence and freedom with which Indians claim to spell names to their whims and fancies xD I typed on the Uber search box, it chose the location and that auto ride began. I was wearing a white crop top with olive green palazzo and a long

On being a Storyteller.

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Hello. I haven't written in a while. And that shadow of a monster- of the writer's block was growing in size with each passing day.  Magical, larger than life moments would happen, but somehow they'd all seem beyond words. As if I couldn't contain it in sentences. A whole month passed like that. It bothered me. It bothered me a lot, I'm not someone who bottles up emotions, especially joy and suddenly there was an ocean of layered experiences , all rooted in happiness getting latched behind a door that was so stubborn. It didn't allow them to even peek into a journal. Or the notes on my phone. Not even close. It all remained, silenced and selfishly secluded - against my will. And then, last night, I decided I had to break this loop. Shatter this dry spell. I made a decision mentally. I manifested words. To just relentlessly write the next day. I just had to write no matter what or how much resistance my body felt and just like that, life gifted me with one of the