Sameeksha Manerkar

A reflective essay on physical closeness, distance, and how the body remembers touch even when the mind adapts. Exploring intimacy, absence, emotional regulation, and the quiet imprint of love.

A reflective essay on silence that comes from guilt rather than peace. Exploring withdrawal, self-erasure, responsibility, and the quiet cost of believing you must earn the right to be visible.

My notes on Half of Forever by Ravinder Singh, a deeply emotional story about Ravin and Heer, exploring love, marriage, emotional boundaries, and the complexity of loyalty. A raw and honest review.

A reflective essay on the hidden cost of visibility for authors. Exploring social media pressure, performance, burnout, and how modern publishing reshapes what it means to be a writer.

A reflective essay on how social media has shifted from being an add-on to becoming the centre of publishing. On visibility, marketing, slow books, algorithms, reader trust, and the evolving relationship between writing and promotion.

A reflective essay on how algorithms have become an invisible participant in reading and book promotion. On sincerity, strategy, content guilt, slow books, and navigating reading, sharing, and marketing in the age of social media.

A reflective essay on modern love, emotional stamina, and why leaving has become easier than repairing. Exploring discomfort, conflict, repair, and the quiet work of staying with intention.

A reflective essay on a gentler kind of escapism — not as avoidance, but as care. On books, stories, quiet routines, and how intentional retreat can support healing, regulation, and return.

A reflective essay on why chemistry and compatibility are not the same in modern relationships. Exploring attraction, conflict, effort, and what it actually takes to sustain love beyond the initial spark.

A reflective personal essay on the fear of being misunderstood online — especially when sharing books and creative work publicly. On sincerity, sponsorships, visibility, and choosing honesty over silence.