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There is something so sooooo weird about reading us on a public platform. Good weird. The number of times I've read this piece and yet, for me to get goosebumps reading you here again, reading our names together - reading you write, "In another life, I will rewrite this story..." And that ending including Immortal for a Moment....makes Shiny Shanno so bloody happy!

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Rocking Reema is super happy to read this! I am catching up after a while on everyone’s writing here and on Slack. Man I missed this! It is so beautiful to feel together from so far away.

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So powerful. Your writing for some reason reminds me of kareena Kapoor character in jab we met

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I never ever thought mopy me would be equal to that compliment one day! Thank you Sudha.

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Jun 29Liked by Reema Ahmad

This is such fine writing Reema. I have read this twice already to try and come up with a response. But I fail. This is just superlative.

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Oh, I had to return to mention how hot you look in that white kurta, kajal and red lipstick ;) MashaAllah ;)

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Yaar tum der se mili mujhe. Ab bhi time hai, mujhse shaadi karogi? We will gift each other a poem a day;)

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Lol you reminded me of my chichori girlfriend! I didn't know there was a possibility to have 2 chichori girlfriends in my life! How lucky am I? I'm gonna share this with her ;)

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Whaddaya mean there's one more?!! Kehdo ye jhoot hai Shanno. Maine tanki pe chadke kudd jaana hai 🤣🤣🤣😂🥲🥲😂

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Lmho! And here we are. Helplessly turning Substack into Slack!

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Ki karan. We are like this only😎

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Love every bit of it❤️

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Thank you. I am glad my daughters, too, feel proud of their names and think much like you; bless you.

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Much love and blessings for your daughters Sandeep. It takes a very aware father to shape daughters this way.

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They are far away from home and prospering in their lands; I am grateful to God. All I say to them is echoing in an anonymous quote I happen to read: “Be proud of yourself for passing your hardest moments alone while everyone believed you were fine.”

Reading and writing are the most considerable gifts for us humans, and these are my livelihoods, too!

Keep writing, and we will keep reading!

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What a beautiful message. Thank you Sandeep.

Here's to more reading and definitely more writing 🌿.

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The power of reclaiming that which we are simply given and then take for granted—our name—is unparalleled.

This was a delightful piece, Reema ❤️

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Thank you Richa. We reclaim some more of ourselves when our writing is embraced 💜.

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Jun 27Liked by Reema Ahmad

So vivid and beautiful.

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Fafaaa!! We miss you. Thank you sweets.

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Jun 27Liked by Reema Ahmad

I'll join y'all the next time!♥️🫂

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Thank you Savvy! I'm still figuring out how to put links in the text 🙈

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