Fresh off a stimulating talk with @sanjoykroy @jaipurlitfest for #ClosetotheBone and into the arms of my ‘Speaker’s Companion’
A rather deliriously happy day, I’d say. Thank you to everyone who attended. I looked out at all the faces at one point and felt the charge of connection, the grace of recognizing myself in the other and the other in me 🙏🏼 and I thought, every time I have been rejected, I am redirected. This time straight past jaded hearts into the arms of the muse. Jaipur, Rajasthan
They say the rules are: be forgotten, or proclaim myself.
I’m reasonably tired of that game, myself.
I watched some friends rush off, called by the wild,
and stayed home to make coffee for the tame myself.
Did sex ever seem like work to you?
Sometimes, five minutes after I came myself.
There are actions I was pressured or seduced to,
but for omissions, I can only blame myself.
Do I think that my averted glance
nullifies suffering? First of all, I maim myself.
Although I’m manifestly ‘not my type’
the one in my bed this morning was, all the same, myself.
Not Elektra, Clytemnestra, nor Iphigenia,
I’ll remain an unsung keeper of the flame myself.
Burnished oak surrounds a rectangle of glass
at the top of the stairs, in which I frame myself.
A signature hangs, unwritten, below the last
line on the page, where I’m obliged to name myself.
.
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‘Myself’ by Marilyn Hacker
Wearing @meadow_official suit
@zara turtle neck and my own sneaks for our final #JLF event last night. Hand to heart, it was a wondrous experience.
Styled by @who_wore_what_when
My inaugural session under the tent was full hearted and deeply cathartic. It was, well, just swell. The object becomes the subject. Ambivalence, disappointment, pain is transformed by baring genes and whatever resides in the chest. I hope to do this again and again. The writing. The expanding sharing circle. The fertile empathy. Thank you @jaipurlitfest @sanjoykroy @jayapriyavasudevan for supporting this coddiwompler 🤟🏼
CODDIWOMPLE: to travel purposefully towards an as yet unknown destination.
#Jaipur @jaipurlitfest Day 1 with my friend, cheerleader, solitude (and exit) enabler, social anxiety soother and lit agent @jayapriyavasudevan
Styled by @who_wore_what_when
Wearing @corpora_studio Rambagh Palace
Contemplative mornings with Sufi Rani in Bandra
Wearing @world_of_born
Love this and all it represents. @rawpressery is recycling their plastic bottles into these collector tees
So now you can drink up the pure goodness and be part of the #RAWCYCLE Revolution 🙏🏼✌🏼
cc: @ravi_krishnan1
I’m the one- I will always be the one – hiding in the darkest recesses of the party.
But still enjoying it nonetheless.
At the Harper Collins 🎊
#jaipurlitfest @harpercollinsin
Styled by @who_wore_what_when
Wearing @ka_sha_india City Palace, Jaipur
Thanks all for all your posts, your love and sharing your thoughts on my session @jaipurlitfest ✌🏼(happily overwhelmed?! an odd mercy) shout out to @angadchowdhry who noted my sneaks on stage. I’m a sneaky Queen-ager, and owning it 🤟🏼
(@kiranmanral was it you who posted on Middle-aged loud and proud dames calling them Queenagers?)
@lisaraniray for JLF Event
Outfit- @ka_sha_india
Jewellery – @sheetalzaveribyvithaldas
Potli – @lovetobag
Styled by – @who_wore_what_when
Photography- @photo_moustache
Authors Lounge. Sitting here respecting the unpredictability of life. Day 2. #JLF Diggi Palace
Dress @corpora_studio
Styled by @who_wore_what_when
Photographer @photo_mustache
MUH @sunitasharma1980
#JaipurLitfest
@lisaraniray for JLF Event
Outfit- @ka_sha_india
Jewellery – @sheetalzaveribyvithaldas
Potli – @lovetobag
Styled by – @who_wore_what_when
Photography- @photo_moustache
Thank you @jaipurbookmark @teamworkarts @jayapriyavasudevan for keeping the art and business of books alive and vital
Just when you think you’ve seen it all…Jaipur pulls out all the stops. At the Penguin party last night.
@jaipurlitfest Raj Mahal Palace Hotel
This #latergram makes me regard the bounty of my literary life with- if you’ll forgive the platitude- an attitude of gratitude. I was honoured to send copies of #ClosetotheBone for each of the fierce, accomplished and wonderful speakers for #tedxversovawomen this December past. Thank you @ashwinisyed for reaching out. One day I’ll deliver a TED talk- it’s just a matter of timing (and accepting my terror) In the meantime, thanks to each of these cool cat, accomplished speakers for embracing my book and posing with cheer and good humour. Deep bows ladies 🤟🏼👏🏻
#SukritiGupta @arfakhanum @musicmerlin #ManjushreePatil @dimplesopher #merlindsouza @harpercollinsin @tedxversova
What a bounty of prints and patterns. Thank you for your generosity @aachho
I love your clothes and your tagline 🤟🏼💕
#FeelGoodwithUs #Indianheart Jaipur, Rajasthan
‘To be taken hostage by Fatima Farheen Mirza’s heartrending and timely story is a gutting pleasure’ says #SarahJessicaParker about #APlaceForUs
But forget about that. This debut, best selling novel was recommended by fellow NY-based Hyderabadi origin writer @bysarahkhan and that’s all the endorsement I need 😜✌🏼
#FatimaFarheenMirza @ffmirza
