Category Archives: Blue Funk

Jeong

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Bhumika's Boudoir

The horror of the pandemic in 2020 was severely compounded in my life because of four things. In early 2019, I lost one of my closest friends to madness. There’s no other word that does it more justice. She was … Continue reading →

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Strength

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Bhumika's Boudoir

One of my earliest, traumatic memories is how my parents dropped me off at my aunt’s place to visit a hospital or something like that, when I was four years old, for a couple of hours. I remember bawling and … Continue reading →

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Surrender

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Bhumika's Boudoir

I surrender myself to the wisdom of older women, and go on a short holiday after finding a good, but expensive respite care facility for my father. (It was worth it. If I were wealthy, I would do it all … Continue reading →

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Dharma – the subtle art of giving too many fucks

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Bhumika's Boudoir

In the list of well-meaning but tone deaf, insensitive half-witticisms like, ‘Cheer up’ to someone suffering from depression; ‘try to control your panic’ to someone in the middle of a panic attack; ‘you are beautiful and would be more so … Continue reading →

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Small Celebrations

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Bhumika's Boudoir

It is not an easy relationship. In a lot of ways, I have already lost my father. I think it was over two decades ago when he decided to retire early from his job. That in itself would not have … Continue reading →

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