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The Period That Wasn’t: Connect the Dots

  • Post Date November 18, 2025

When I was in school, my English teacher had a habit of tapping the blackboard with her chalk and saying, “Don’t forget your full stop!” [Read More…]

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Life on the Chessboard: My Moves, My Way

  • Post Date October 22, 2025

I’m not sure about you, but in my home back then, when girls reached high school, it was almost expected that we would stop attending [Read More…]

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E = mc² : The Theory of Emotional Relativity

  • Post Date October 7, 2025

If Einstein had written about the heart, his famous equation might have been E = mc²: where Emotion is equal to the Motion of our [Read More…]

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The Lost Bookshop: Believe in Magic

  • Post Date October 5, 2025

Ever wished you could stumble upon a magical bookshop that appears only when you need it? Evie Woods made that dream feel real. The Lost [Read More…]

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Testing AI with Jane Austen

  • Post Date September 19, 2025

Once upon a time, I used to attempt Kaggle problems with the help of some techie friends. Let me be honest—we often ended up learning [Read More…]

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Dear Mrs. Bird: The letters that stole my heart

  • Post Date September 11, 2025

You know how sometimes you’re running a regression expecting a simple linear trend? But instead, you discover a beautiful polynomial curve that makes you pause [Read More…]

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A Soul That Dreams in Monochrome

  • Post Date August 26, 2025

Sometimes I feel like I’ve landed in the wrong century. The endless pings, the constant buzz of messages, the race for likes, and the flood [Read More…]

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Why I Don’t Get Depression

  • Post Date August 19, 2025

If depression had a recipe, I think I’ve got all the ingredients. And if it came as a checklist, I’d tick every box: midlife, empty [Read More…]

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Lost in Malgudi: R.K. Narayan, You Made Me Like This

  • Post Date August 15, 2025

Dear R.K. Narayan, I don’t know when or how this letter might find you. I’m not sure whether you have some mysterious connection, like our [Read More…]

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The Courage to be Disliked

  • Post Date August 12, 2025

Have you ever been instantly drawn in by a book title? That’s exactly how I felt when I picked up The Courage to Be Disliked [Read More…]


I'm Mineetha, an IT professional in the transportation industry who's taken a detour into crafting stories instead of highways. Born in Kerala, I always dreamed of writing, but life had other plans. After navigating the ups and downs of my career, motherhood, and the inevitable empty nest syndrome, I found my way back to my first love—writing. Join me as I wander through this literary terrain. On the grand highway of life, sometimes the best stories are found at the unexpected exits! So buckle up – it's going to be quite a ride!

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