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    Afterthoughts: The Woke Desi, Episode 7 - "Love and Abuse."

    Afterthoughts: The Woke Desi, Episode 7 - "Love and Abuse."

    I checked my Facebook messages this morning--I had deactivated it for a while because I hate social media, and ended up having to reactiv...
    Afterthoughts: The Woke Desi, Episode 6 - "The Inconceivable Truth."

    Afterthoughts: The Woke Desi, Episode 6 - "The Inconceivable Truth."

    If you haven't listened to the latest episode of The Woke Desi, you can check it out here. As always, likes, subscriptions, comments and ...
    Afterthoughts: The Woke Desi, Episode 5 - "It's Not You. It's Me."

    Afterthoughts: The Woke Desi, Episode 5 - "It's Not You. It's Me."

    When we first discussed putting this breakups episode together--and I can't remember whose idea it was but I know it wasn't mine--I was a...

    Wait, it's been two months?

    It's the wee hours of the morning as I write this. The rain is pouring and the sound is so soothing against these New York City streets. ...
    Rediscovery. Streamlining. And how I'm choosing not to do it all.

    Rediscovery. Streamlining. And how I'm choosing not to do it all.

    Reinvention isn't something that always needs a start date down the road. Sometimes, you wake up and realize that there are things that n...
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