thank god for patches of sunshine and silver linings that push past the stormsthank god for the people around mewho make me feel safe thank god for second chancesthank god… Read more Notes on gratitude and patches of sunshine through the storm clouds →
When I was 22 and a recent college graduate struggling in her first real job and the daunting dangers of adulthood, I realized that I had never made a major… Read more Autonomy and Self Love →
In another world, in another life, perhaps I had the choice to pursue my own path, to shape my own fate. In that other world, perhaps I could steer my life towards what I love towards those I love towards being loved. I yearn for that life where I wasn’t wrenched away again and again, from the choices I would have made, from becoming my own person. Still I pursue that life, reclaiming what I could have been. What I should have been. Perhaps the path between those worlds is… Read more Another Life →
Ever since my grandmother introduced me to muggulu when I was 12, I’ve been fascinated with drawing these designs. Though I’ve never been able to draw the intricate connect the… Read more Muggulu as a Mantra →
Since 2017, the Women’s March on Washington has united women in America to advocate for rights and raise awareness of issues affecting women. This year, I was fortunate enough to… Read more Women’s March PGH – Building Bridges Stronger Than Hate →
Invisible Traces by Sarina Dahlan is an imaginative and poignant tale contained in a brief and beautiful moment that fully conveys the grandeur of love between two people. It begins with an all too familiar question, “Will you remember me?” Set in a futuristic world, Sarina Dahlan’s world-building is masterful as if it were a gentle brush stroke and her writing is evocative of the subtlest emotions that envelope us in the smallest of moments. Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43389151-invisible-traces
Reading and writing are a form of meditation for me. They help me understand myself and improve my life. As a writer, my reading affects my writing. As a person, my… Read more Reading Challenge – 2019 →
Oral and Multimedia Storytelling Storytelling and information gathering isn’t limited to just reading printed words. Oral storytelling was the first form of storytelling before written history. Many of the ancient… Read more In Defense of Audiobooks →
Sravani Writes 