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Aakash Rajaraman
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Dec 13, 2022

Roots of a Wandering Flower

Never let people plan your parties. No matter how well intentioned or disarmingly high pitched their requests are. Never let them. That’s the only thing I could think of as I wandered from one tedious conversation to the other. I was in a ballroom the size of a kindergarten classroom…

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16 min read


Dec 24, 2021

A Death In Winter

I had always expected loss to be like an avalanche; an unstoppable, irrevocable weight being slammed on top of you. …

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9 min read


Aug 15, 2021

Mediocrity Is Reality

Perhaps I was first introduced to the obsession of outstanding success and unique talents from children’s shows. In fact, the original Pokémon theme song started: “I want to be the very best, like no one ever was’’. Regardless of the source, the idea of being the best has tailed me…

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4 min read


Jun 13, 2021

Existential Ironies: With Strength

“I just can’t even imagine how you do it, you know? Day in and day out, simply going about your day, it’s incredible, how tough you are,” the lady went on. She leaned up against the glass check out counter, thrusting her face towards Josh’s as close as is socially…

Existentialism

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Existentialism

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Apr 24, 2021

Existential Ironies: With Honors

No one had been inside Abhi’s room for the last three months, spare Abhi himself and the maid. There was a sharp film of dust on the bookshelf, wardrobe, and windowsill, even though the window hadn’t been opened for three months as well. The table, however, was clearly regularly used…

Short Story

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Short Story

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Apr 3, 2021

Why I Write

There is something absolutely magical about a story being entirely personal to the reader. Like a one-of-a-kind limited edition cut of a movie being played in the head of everyone that reads a book. In everyone’s head, the characters look different, sound different, their gait and posture, all entirely unique…

Amateur

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Amateur

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Mar 27, 2021

The Problem Of Caring

We all know that the world is a miserable place. And signs show that it’s only getting worse. I have often quipped that humanity is, at most 40% good. That statement is meant to be a joke, but the more I think about it, humanity, is just an awful, unpredictable…

Rant

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Rant

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Aakash Rajaraman

Aakash Rajaraman

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Amateur writer, professional complainer.

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