News Daily 247·Feb 7President Trump Says “Sorry, Not Sorry” After Racist Obama Ape Video Blows Up Onlin.President Trump is making it crystal clear he’s not losing a wink of sleep over the firestorm caused by a deeply offensive video that…
Mandira Pattnaik·Nov 13, 2025A Writer’s Guide on Rage, Reflection, and RetributionWhen I think of anger, it fills me with rage. Do not go gentle into that good night, …Rage, rage against the dying of the light (1). My…
Mandira Pattnaik·Sep 5, 2025Vocab Glow‑Up: English’s Newest Words Buzzing in my BonnetLike all wordsmiths, I’ve built forests from alphabets. Like all forest dwellers, I’ve been a gatherer all my life. Of vocable. Of pretty…
Mandira Pattnaik·Aug 2, 2025Literary Sacrilege: The Advice Against ReadingReading can ruin your writing career. No one says that — it is equivalent to sacrilege in the literary world. In fact, the popular advice…
Mandira Pattnaik·Jun 23, 2025Paradox of Equilibrium — How Angst and Hopelessness Power My WritingAfter my last column, I did not expect to talk about witnessing again so soon. In a different context though, but equally miserable and…
Mandira Pattnaik·May 9, 2025On WitnessingThe full picture can never be understood. There are images, social media and narratives. It is not just about the women at the frontlines —…
Mandira Pattnaik·Apr 6, 2025What Do Fiction Writers Do All through Poetry Month?A Broad List of Ten, Then One More
Mandira Pattnaik·Mar 8, 2025On Reversing the Legacy of Struggles for Women: One Story at a TimeGreetings on International Women’s Day, dear friends! I hope you’re finding ways to celebrate, no matter where you are. While this may not…
Mandira Pattnaik·Feb 25, 2025What Triggers My Writing Is Never an IdeaFunny what can trigger my writing on a particular day — an image; a news item; a debate on a public platform on whether arranged marriages…
Mandira Pattnaik·Jan 15, 2025“The goal isn’t to be happy with my voice. What I want is simply to have one.”Photo by Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu on Unsplash
