Emari

Joined April 2021

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Writer/blogger among other things. I'm multi-passionate and enjoy writing about all that attract my attention and interest.

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Stealing is Bad — When Did We Forget That?
This happens to online creators all the time. Our content gets stolen by some indolent miscreant, who then dares to pass it off as their own — word for word — without even taking the time to give it their unique and individual spin.
By Emari4 years ago in Journal
It is Possible to Be Single and Happy
I’m closer to forty now than thirty. I’m single, and by the look of things, I’ll likely remain single for the rest of my life. And my aunt just told me that I’d ruined my life… because I’m single??? I mean, sure, her mentality is stuck in the '60s, but still…
By Emari5 years ago in Humans
The Good People
The year was 2011. It was Summer, and New York City was melting. I had just moved into a rather quaint apartment near Prospect Park. It was perfect, only, there was no air conditioning.
By Emari5 years ago in Photography
My First Encounter with Racism Didn’t Come from a White Person
Call me sheltered or privileged or naive, but although I knew the word “racism”, I never really knew what it was until I witnessed it first hand.
By Emari5 years ago in Confessions
The Thing About "Bad Writing" These Days
The internet is abuzz these days with woes and worries about how oh how said space is filled with trash writing. Let's see, some of the misgivings go like this:
By Emari5 years ago in Journal
10 Tips to Becoming a Writer When You Lack the Talent
I’ve been in the process of becoming a writer for a while now. That’s right. I’m becoming it! You see, there are several stages to one’s becoming something. Sometimes the process is so subtle that it feels as though you’ve always been “it”.
By Emari5 years ago in Journal
Am I Too liberal for You? Why Thank You!
I was with a friend when the topic of dating and marriage came up. I’m in my thirties and single, so this seems to be a topic of much curiosity with many of my acquaintances, especially the younger ones.
By Emari5 years ago in Humans
Street Photography in Strange Territory. Top Story - May 2021.
Jeff Wall had the best ideas. He used to stage photographs that looked like they were street photographs. But in reality, they weren’t. The “street” photographs he took way back in the early 80s were reconstructions of what Wall envisioned street shots should be like.
By Emari5 years ago in Photography
I've Been Abused and Now I'm Often Misunderstood
Every now and then I hint at my childhood abuse. For the most part though, I stop at hinting because talking about these things isn’t easy. Especially not when the abuser is someone who’s supposed to give love unconditionally.
By Emari5 years ago in Confessions
Dumb Ego and Its Many Fallouts
I was new in town, so, when he slowed down his bike, smiled, and said “hello”, I was happy. In the beginning, we only ever ran into one another in the streets around our neighborhood (turned out, we lived only a few houses apart). I loved to walk around, and Ben* was often on his bike or on foot, doing the same.
By Emari5 years ago in Humans
The Incontrovertible Relationship Between Reading and Writing
We write because we have a story to tell. We read a story told by someone else. In this relentless loop, every writer is a reader by nature. I doubt there’s a single writer out there whose journey hadn’t started as a reader first.
By Emari5 years ago in Humans
The Fine Line Between Hobbies and Jobs
What is professionalism? Is it when you act like you know your shit? Is it when other people acknowledge that you know your shit?
By Emari5 years ago in Journal

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Stealing is Bad — When Did We Forget That?

It is Possible to Be Single and Happy

The Good People

My First Encounter with Racism Didn’t Come from a White Person

The Thing About "Bad Writing" These Days

10 Tips to Becoming a Writer When You Lack the Talent

Am I Too liberal for You? Why Thank You!

Street Photography in Strange Territory. Top Story - May 2021.

I've Been Abused and Now I'm Often Misunderstood

Dumb Ego and Its Many Fallouts

The Incontrovertible Relationship Between Reading and Writing

The Fine Line Between Hobbies and Jobs

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