Archive - abhinav's substack

politics of pain

on the subjectivity of suffering

Jul 6

June 2025

biting the hand that feeds you

on resistance, speaking up, and the myth of silent gratitude

Jun 16

living without intention

i’ve been trying to live without intentions.

Jun 5

May 2025

April 2025

what am i doing here?

It always begins the same way; with an ending.

Apr 28

you only die once

we hear it often—you only live once—that rallying cry of the impulsive, the wild-hearted, the dreamers who leap before looking.

Apr 12

March 2025

the weight of asking

Every time I have to ask my parents for something—whether it’s a new book, a pair of shoes, or even just permission to go somewhere—I feel an unbearable…

Mar 31

when pages turned to props

There was a time when reading was not just about the book—it was about the spectacle.

Mar 18

my memories are coming for me

I think of memories as silent, gentle things—tiny echoes of moments that belong to a different time, a different me.

Mar 11

double edged sword

You know that little voice in your head?

Mar 3

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