It has become not much of a surprise that I disappear from this space for days or even months at a stretch. The situation or habit is so when it comes to many writers of this generation, with most of them pursuing writing as their passion/ solace, while seeking time to write down articles, short stories, novellas and even full fledged novels after sweating it out at their work place during a greater portion of the day. Kudos to their spirit!
Sadly, I find it extremely fetching a task to switch myself onto the writing mode after a long day at work. Most of my writing happens during the weekends or during short breaks between the courses I need to take up as part of my never ending medical journey. Not simply that, my social commitments too suffer an annoying lag when I am buried in the mutli facteted world of my work, which includes studies, thesis preparations, patient management and ER duties. There are times when I wish I were a more clear headed person – someone who can immerse herself in all her passions one after the other, regardless of the mental exhaustion one is left with during the process. Life doesn’t work so, atleast not for me, atleast not always.
The most important factor that decides the intensity of creativity bursts when it comes to people who follow a day job is beyond doubt, the presence of inspiration. For me, inspiration needs to be planted inside one way or the other that I end up being nudged, poked, pointed and atlast punched right on my face to be finally shaken enough to dust free the tentacles of creativity hibernating somewhere in the depths of my soul and emerge a writer once again. Everytime passion is rekindled in me, I find myself promising to the revived side of me that I would never again leave my love for words stranded in the dark for more than ten days consecutively. It is not that I fail in keeping up my promises, but the reason should, I deduce, lie in the indulgent nature of mine. I am someone who loves to give it my all when it comes to whatever that I am committed to. That said, that particular habit has its pros and cons. What might be the con, you might wonder. Well, there are a few which I have listed over years of contemplation. One is that I hesitate to pick up a new book to read when my days are otherwise packed with one duty or the other. I need to be completely relaxed to start a new book, for the chances are more that I end up finishing it in a few hours, sans a break. The same goes for writing too. After my post graduation last year, I happened to have a two month duty free period and the writing bug sought me from a far fetched land, instilling in me a potion( it ought to be!) to start and finish my first ever 60k manuscript without hiccoughs ( More good news on that line to be revealed soon). The pros of being indulgent are many as you would have already adjudged, and so I believe I would live with this particular character of mine for the time being.
Having bared that side of me, you must have guessed that there ought to be a valid reason for me to budge in here and flood your timelines after a long gap. You guessed right. There are a few announcements to make and I have been yearning to do so all this week, all the while waiting for the week end to let my mind free of the hospital thoughts. Both my professional life and my writing life have been eventful over the past one month. I managed to clear another entrance exam ( My third one in the past ten years, God bless a medical student) and right now I am undergoing higher studies in ENT after my post graduation on the same. I have moved to a new place, situated at a ten hour journey from my home. The hassles of settling down at a new place too have been keeping me terribly busy, not that I am complaining, for there is an undecipherable beauty in finding oneself immersed entirely, with respect to one’s heart, soul and body, in something.
On the writing front, a collection of poems on love titled ‘The Garden of Love‘, compiled by author and friend, Anuj Kumar released last week. Ten poems of mine find a humble space in this collection and if you are someone who wouldn’t mind spending a few hours to savour the freshness of a debut work of poetry, then you would love this book. The pre order link is here – Pre order ‘The Garden of Love’.
I am not sure when I would be posting next. Until then, why don’t you order a copy of my book and keep yourself engaged in the same? I am leaving behind a few lines from one of my poems, ‘The Wait’. I hope it serves to pique your interest.
“The bed was made up-
Impeccable and neat
Floors, brushed hard
Till the last speck was peeled.
Music hummed
Slow, mellow and sweet,
Awaiting your return
Your presence, upon me.
My soul brimmed,
With regret thorough
I wallowed much-
The cries muffled and deep.“
~ From ‘The Wait’ by Maliny Mohan
The Blurb :
If there is something with the amazing power to take you on a journey through mesmerising alleys and soothing silver rivulets, and the power to shatter you from the very core, nevertheless poignantly, it would be love. Love, in any form, is simply, beauty at its zenith. And so is a beautifully woven form of poetry. It captivates you, enthrals you, soothes you and at times makes you shed a tear. Such is the power of a luminous few lines of verse. Our book aims to bring under the penumbra, a collection of poems, which highlight the varied shades of the emotion named love. Love is not all about extremes of emotions; it is nurtured in the simple belief of togetherness too. But here in this realm, we have focussed mostly on the evocative aspects of the emotion rather than its subtleness. ‘Garden of love’, our poetry collection, includes the poems authored by Anuj Kumar, Maliny Mohan, Akash Deep Gupta and Abhijeet Yadav. The anthology has been categorised into two sections – one that follows the theme ‘Heaven of love’ and second that follows the theme ‘Hell of love’. With each poem the authors have tried their best to bring out the essence of love. Be it the Elysian flavour of romance or the devouring potential of unrequited love, this anthology tries to capture love at its most beautiful and frighteningly powerful forms.
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its really nice to know that your break from the blog came out fruitful 🙂 🙂 🙂 All the best dear 🙂
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Thank you so much Elaine 🙂 Do read the book if possible and let me know what you felt 🙂
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yeah sure 🙂
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Reblogged this on Colors of Life.
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Finally, something on your blog! You do know how much I admire reading you, right? This post was happiness to read, after a really long time. You should write more often, for your readers, please. And congratulations for the poems! It’s always happiness to see your work getting published! And 60k words, that’s still a distant dream for me!
Cheers
Geets
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Hey Geets! I have missed you too. I do have an apology to make. I couldn’t promote your entry for the story mirror competition as, if I remember correctly, I was pre occupied with a family matter. It makes me extremely happy to see you back here encouraging me still. You have no idea how much an impact your kind words have on me. Thank you so much 🙂
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I also took a break from blogging as well, and I’m finding myself in a beautiful place as I return ro my blogging passion.
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That is good to know 🙂
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Wow… The poem is beautiful and extremely touching. Congratz on clearing the extance exam. Hope you would be back soon 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Congrats for your success and good luck with the book.
We all go through this – of not having spent enough time on things we love. But I also believe that pursuing it amidst the many things, is a good thing. So, keep going!
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Very true, Parul. Thank you so much for the words 🙂
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Great to have you back, even if for a brief time. I admire people like you who can pull off so many things – all those exams, degrees and a book! You’re beating yourself up for now reason.
Congratulations!
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I am overwhelmed by your words, Corinne. Thank you so much for the constant support. Write Tribe feels like a family and I am indebted to you for the companionship. I hope I could be a more frequent participant in the days to come.
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I see your blog is in the same niche like my weblog.
Do you allow guest posts? I can write interesting & unique content for you.
Let me know if you are interested.
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I am late in visiting this post due to a brief battle with chickenpox and I am not sure if you are still around or have already gone back to your mysterious endeavours 😀 The lines of the poem are poignant. I so much wanted to read the last book in which your story was published but couldn’t secure a copy of it even after trying and paying twice. Well, that is another matter. I want to ask you how do you manage to pull off so many things and pull them off brilliantly? Congratulations for clearing the 3rd entrance exams and for continuing the ever lasting medical studies 🙂
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I am late to reply to this comment. I had read it on my mobile a few days back and since then wanted to let you have a copy of my book. I hope you receive it this time 🙂
Thank you so much for the constant cencouragement, Anamika. It means a lot 🙂
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How in the world are you managing to do all these, I would never know! Good going, Maliny! I love reading your blog and those fictions you put as your status. Loved the poem. Wishing you all success! 🙂
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I do struggle at times, Vinitha. But then, we all do, don’t we? I read your reflections over coffee a few minutes back and I realise you are doing a wonderful job being present on the blog. Kudos to you 🙂
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