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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · Aug 14

hi, I'm Ara, & I write (North) Indian culture inspired & influenced stories. You can find them on my Ko-fi. #writingcommunity

I also have what I call 'Snippets from Nowhere' that are partially inspired by Hallmark, Bollywood movies & other fandom & fanfic I'm not writing. ko-fi.com/album/Snippe...

Snippets From Nowhere - Ko-fi.com

Ko-fi allows creators to make an income doing what they love! 0-5% fees!

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 15h

newsletter snippets a
have also been posted on LinkedIn! www.linkedin.com/posts/aradhn...

LinkedIn: Log In or Sign Up | Aradhna Kaur

Three quarters into the year and writing post intros can still trip me up. I suppose because I don't want to just rehash the newsletter snippets that will come after this? Ah well, I'll let them do th...

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 2d

this month's prompt was rather fatalistic, but i had fun writing it anyway. You can read 'The Last Bowl Of Kichdi' on Ko-fi now. ko-fi.com/post/AUTHOR-...

AUTHOR AVENGERS OCTOBER PROMPT; The Last Bowl Of Kichdi

Aradhna K. published a post on Ko-fi

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 3d

okay i know technically it will be the 16th when I do writing but I haven't slept yet so we're counting it as the 15th.

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 3d

I try 🥹

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 3d

reading comics today and watching my 'books read' count go up. i mean i'm enjoying the comics a lot but also it's gratifying how much the book count is going up too. 💙📚

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 3d

you can do it! i plan to edit my aa fill tonight too - cheering you on!

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 3d

I mean, same, but 👀 that's the fun part.

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 3d

storytime poll is also on YT! youtube.com/shorts/C3GWY...

Storytime Poll Pt. 2 (Based On Vibes Only)

YouTube video by Ara @ Open Pages

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 3d

I have yet to edit, but this month's prompt has been fun to work with. One of my favourite things is the sense of fatality in the story.

'There is no more trying to change the ending.'

#wipwednesday #writingcommunity

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 4d

the last of the Swanfire Week prompt fills is available for early access on Ko-fi for members! ko-fi.com/post/FIRST-L...

FIRST LOOK; no matter how long it's been

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 5d

a little late to post today but the storytime poll is now on TikTok! let me know which story you'd like to see with the December newsletter. vt.tiktok.com/ZSUy599Ub/

TikTok - Make Your Day

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 5d

I keep forgetting to update my 'read' books on Storygraph. whoops. guess I should sit and do that this week. 💙📚

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 6d

snippets from the last newsletter - plus a poll for the next story - are up on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/post/Newslet...

Newsletter Issue #5

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 7d

😭 I might tmr, there are too many kids with me rn. i hope the sale continues.

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 7d

Bath & Body Works is having a sale. it ends tmr. can I justify getting candles i don't actually have space for.

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 7d

trying to remember which books I want to /buy/ instead of borrow from the library.

I should check which of the Percy Jackson ones i'm missing...

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 7d

thanks to @goblinsstolemybrain.com for the month themes on the discord because it definitely has been inspiring me to write poems again. this month's Ko-fi exclusive was for the theme of horror and haunting! ko-fi.com/post/POEM-th...

POEM; there are ghosts in my house

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 8d

found a website where I could read Future State: Aquaman for free and hooooo boy, Andy & Jackson for protective siblings of all time. 💙📚

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 8d

I was hoping to play FFXIV today but now I have unexpected bank work (and I'm really hoping I don't get given the run around because visa/new passport etc etc).

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 9d

👀 yes this is a prompt, WRITE, thank you!

also ah, I hope people enjoy that one. I loved writing it.

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 9d

I've clearly been reading and watching too many of the instagram ad stories, they're invading my writing. new snippet on Ko-fi now! ko-fi.com/i/IF1F21MFKPO

an excerpt from a story i'm not writing - Click to view on Ko-fi

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 9d

I have less than 100 pages left, if this book ends on a cliffhanger I will riot (i already own book 2). 💙📚

aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 9d

kind of bummed there isn't a poll option here yet BUT based on title vibes only, which story would you prefer to receive (for free!) with the Dec newsletter:

- To Mother You Again
- Wreathed In Smoke And Fire

let me know! #writingcommunity

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 10d

a few snippets from the last newsletter - plus poll! - are on the blog! araopenpages.com?p=4467

NEWSLETTER SNIPPETS; Issue #5 – open pages

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aradhna. @araopenpages.bsky.social · 10d

hoping posting a bit from Equilibrium will help me finish the chapter, I think I have two more scenes to go. #wipwednesday

Bonnie scoffed, just a little. “And at whose feet can that be laid?” Stefan winced but did not deny his hand in her current situation. Ester would have come after her anyway, for her magic if for nothing else, but this enmity – this was because of her new hybrid status. This was because Bonnie’s existence was as much at stake now as every other vampire. Ester may not have accepted that Nature Herself was against her plans, but she knew she could not win if Bonnie and her friends worked with Klaus and his family.

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