an ode to substack

dear substack,

woah, it's been exactly a month since i joined here. since i made an account. since my first post. it's kinda magical, how words bring people together. words that comes out of my heart, my experiences, my craziest lores, that people around the world resonate with.

a writer is a world trapped in a person

~victor hugo

we're weaving feelings with words that resonate all. we're making connections on screens that may be real after all.

the world is huge. our feelings, huger? and words, they make them look small. a size that feels like we might be able to handle them both- the world and the feelings. that is why, after a long day, substack feels nice. like there is someone here who is in a storm same as mine. maybe not in the same boat, but in the same storm. and maybe im not alone after all. words indeed hit home.

this year, academically is very important for me. im giving 2 huge exams this year, for which i have promised myself no social media for the first 5 months of this year, until my exams are over.

as much as im enjoying this so far, something felt hollow. i missed reading and writing. reading pieces written by others motivates and inspires me to write more than any prompt or writing workshop ever could. as i said before, it feels good to know someone somewhere in some corner of the world is feeling exactly what i am on a random tuesday morning. it feels good.

that is why i decided to make a substack account.

absolutely no content that would rot my brain, overwhelm me or distract me. and i have loved every bit of it ever since ive come here. i actually spend a very unhealthy amount of time on substack now. (its not really unhealthy is ittt?)

i have met so many beautiful souls. all from different cities, different states, different countries even. but talking to them feels safe, feels like i've known them all along, but lost touch and now we're back together.

i dont hesitate one bit in calling out names of all lovely people ive met here- dev, dhanraj, varada, ishani, tori, aaradhya, sumit, varun🥹

ive seen recently some notes on some creeps here around on substack too. thankyou for calling out on them and i hope the creeps get what they deserve.

all in all, i love substack and cant wait to make more friends here. but this would probably be my last post for a while because my exams start in 2 days now and they go on for a whole month (crazy, right?). but i promise i'll keep hopping around, reading your beautiful pieces and i just might post something too actually, you never really know right?

so here's to one month on substack, to the wonderful people ive met, and to you- who is reading this- iloveyou<3