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“Why do you write?” has been a question thrown at me often. I started writing mostly as a way to deal with my emotions. I was drowning in them as I tried to deal with the grief of losing my grandfather.<\/p>\n

I wrote on paper and floated them on rivers. I balled my words and threw them into my make-shift basketball hoop (aka the dustbin) before I decided to save my words forever digitally in 2007.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It has been 12 long years since I heard my grandfather’s voice wish me luck and promise me everything would be fine. The voice has faded away leaving me hollow and angry. I am trying to find a way to put those emotions to words yet again as his 12th death anniversary draws close.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile I go back and read the old posts I have written every<\/del> almost-every year in his memory. The feeling hasn’t changed much has it. I am still the broken one complaining of abandonment and wishing for things to be different. Will that ever change?<\/p>\n

\"crying-729439_1280\"<\/p>\n

2015<\/a>\u00a0– Faded and Blurred<\/p>\n

2014 <\/a>– 10 Years of Missing<\/p>\n

2014 <\/a>– Another Birthday<\/p>\n

2014<\/a> – Food Escapades with my grandfather<\/p>\n

2013<\/a>\u00a0– Bitterness<\/p>\n

2013<\/a> – Cake, Candles and Lessons<\/p>\n

2013<\/a> – Fluid Mechanics<\/p>\n

2012<\/a> – The phases of my year<\/p>\n

2012<\/a> – Lurking in a corner<\/p>\n

2011<\/a> – Regrets<\/p>\n

2011<\/a> – Missing a loved one<\/p>\n

2010<\/a> – Memories<\/p>\n

2009 – I didn’t write this year about my grandfather.<\/p>\n

2008<\/a>\u00a0– Four Years<\/p>\n

2008<\/a> – Under the shade of the banyan tree<\/p>\n

2007<\/a> – My favorite teacher<\/p>\n

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