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In a quest to fail, if you fail, is it considered a failure or a success?

Posted on June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 by Surya

On constraint, chaos and confusion in the creative process and life.

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Excerpt: The Picture of Dorian Gray

Posted on May 26, 2010May 26, 2010 by Surya

It is not easy to find good travel writing – most of the time, they read like an itinerary of “I did this, and then that, and that” and you are left wondering whether you picked up a brochure rather than a travelogue. Sometimes, the writers go overboard and describe each little stone on the…

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Distance makes the heart grow fonder

Posted on March 16, 2010March 16, 2010 by Surya

In the recent issue of P&W, Michelle Wildgen writes this: “After years of thinking setting didn’t inspire me at all, I have come to realize that it does—but only after I’m gone. I’ve learned not to try to write about a place until I’ve left it, whether I was traveling or living there. For instance,…

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The Smell of Rice

Posted on January 5, 2010January 5, 2010 by Surya

A heart-rending story  (via Bloomer) – “ […]Her family was hungry, but her neighbors had rice; the smell of it was tormenting her. So her mother hugged and comforted her, which made her realize that her mother’s smell was so much more important to her than that of the rice. Then her mother died, but…

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