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packing up the kitchen

She stood in the kitchen. Surrounded by boxes. The countertops were bare. The cabinets were empty. It was a strange feeling. Like…

#loss#memory#change

— Aniruddh MenonAug 21, 2026

things that disappear without announcement

The chai stall outside the office building was there on a Wednesday and gone by Thursday. No notice. The spot is just a bit of pav…

#city#change#essay

— Ira ChaudharyAug 16, 2026

on missing people who haven't left

There's a kind of missing that has nothing to do with absence. My best friend lives in the same city. I see her every other Saturd…

#friendship#memory#essay

— Ira ChaudharyAug 10, 2026

return to a city

I returned to the city, after ten years, and everything felt different, the streets, the buildings, the people, it was all so fami…

#city#memory#change

— Rehan QureshiAug 9, 2026

old hyderabad

I drive through the old city, the streets narrow and winding, the buildings a mix of old and new. The smell of food and incense, t…

#hyderabad#old city#change

— Rehan QureshiAug 5, 2026

driving through hyderabad

I drove through old Hyderabad the other day, the narrow streets and the crowded markets, the smell of the food and the perfume, th…

#hyderabad#driving#change

— AnonymousJun 24, 2026

driving through hyderabad

I drove through the old city, trying to make sense of the changes, the new buildings, the new streets, the new names. I thought ab…

#hyderabad#change#memory

— Rehan QureshiJun 20, 2026

packing up

She stood in the kitchen. Surrounded by boxes. The counters were empty. The cabinets bare. Her mother's kitchen. Now just a collec…

#change#loss#silence

— AnonymousJun 20, 2026

returning to a city

I walked through the streets, feeling like a ghost, invisible and unseen. The city was just as I had left it, the same sounds, the…

#city#disconnection#change

— Rehan QureshiJun 18, 2026