Manali Writes

Haunting Thoughts

~ probably the most honest writeup about relationships i have ever written ~

Sep 22

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June 2025

When I Turned Thirty

The good, the bad, and the ugly.

Jun 25

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July 2024

In The Fisherman’s Backyard

I have long learnt that the city of Mumbai is multi-layered.

Jul 29, 2024

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How Home Is Made

A note from the dormitory-days.

Jul 22, 2024

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March 2024

When Grown-Ups Cry...

Once, when I was barely nine and my childhood was one monotonous intact thing, I asked my father why grown-ups never cried.

Mar 9, 2024

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February 2024

The Impossibility of Escaping Workplace Toxicity: A Myth

At my last workplace, I was allowed to leave on time. While there, I thought that it was the least toxic place I had ever worked at. Because they let me…

Feb 25, 2024

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History // A Poem

When I was young my father told me history is lopsided, written by the victors. And if I am not weary, I could get blindsided. He said the victors have…

Feb 12, 2024

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January 2024

Feelings // A Fluff Piece

I feel like I “feel” more. Sometimes more than I want to. Sometimes when I don’t even want to.

Jan 21, 2024

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November 2023

Dependent Independency

On any random day, if you ask me to summarise what living alone feels like, I would immediately quip: Independent.; that’s what it feels like. And, on…

Nov 19, 2023

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September 2023

That’s What He Said…

It was the middle of the pandemic when my uncle died. I was frustrated at my then-manager at a job that was going nowhere, low-key flirting with this…

Sep 27, 2023

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We Are On Top Of The World. What Next?

A short musing about feeling purposeless after an achievement.

Sep 10, 2023

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Boxing Day // Tales from the Home Run

I am boxing my stuff up. It is time for the new Home Run.

Sep 7, 2023

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