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Tag Archives: Personal Essay

Afloat
Personal Essay / Writing

Afloat

Posted on December 18, 2020 by esthesiamagazine • Leave a comment

Featured Artwork by Ellen Von Wiegand         In January of 2020, I took a week off from college because I couldn’t get out of bed. I would eat junk food all day, feel sorry for myself and pretend to sleep when my flatmates came over to talk. I missed several deadlines for … Continue reading →

Journaling Days
Personal Essay / Writing

Journaling Days

Posted on November 25, 2020 by esthesiamagazine • Leave a comment

Featured artwork by Darren Thompson Right from the beginning of my entrance coaching debacle, I knew I would not end up as a doctor. In no time, I became a ‘poor performer’. Sixteen and jailed at the school hostel, I walked with my hands stuck like an adhesive over my eyes to avoid seeing the … Continue reading →

To Heal
Personal Essay / Writing

To Heal

Posted on September 3, 2020 by esthesiamagazine • 1 Comment

Editor’s Note: To Heal by Annie Louis articulates an immeasurable experience. It is about pain – a forceful pain precursory to a betrayal and the naivety that fades away with this realisation. Between these words, we find how strands of injustice-led pain, taint the corners of life. The manifesto of words and its ability to … Continue reading →

Discovering the Internet
Personal Essay / Writing

Discovering the Internet

Posted on August 1, 2020 by esthesiamagazine • 1 Comment

Featured Artwork by Sanno Singh The internet dawned on me, much after, it did on my generation of internet users. While my friends made Facebook and Club Penguin Accounts, streamed movies online, and wrote elaborate emails to each other, I was still waiting in line with my library card in the school library, week after … Continue reading →

Filter Coffee Formalities
Personal Essay / Writing

Filter Coffee Formalities

Posted on July 11, 2020 by esthesiamagazine • Leave a comment

Featured Image by Jayalakshmi Rangarajan We’ve frequented this particular coffee shop for Sunday breakfast for as long as I can remember. Possibly even longer than that, considering Ma and Papa have been regulars here ever since they got married. The scrambled eggs on toast may have gradually shrunk over the decades, but my family’s loyalty … Continue reading →

Pain Is An Unwelcome Guest
Personal Essay / Writing

Pain Is An Unwelcome Guest

Posted on June 30, 2020 by esthesiamagazine • Leave a comment

My grandfather was, by far, the most interesting person I’ve known. When he retired, he refused to be like any other retired bank manager. Every evening, he would take a pair of pants and a button-up shirt and iron them to a crisp. He’d powder his face and comb his four remaining strands of hair … Continue reading →

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