T.Kactus
7 Years = 7 Pages
7 years ago today, I published my first novel and I have been on a hiatus ever since. But no more! I've been told that writing a novel is...
Tanima Kazi
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T.Kactus
- Apr 17
- 3 min
Frida Kahlo: The Immersive Experience
I fell in love with Frida Kahlo when I was 20 years old. She was featured in a Woman and Creativity class. I was captivated by this...
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T.Kactus
- Mar 24
- 2 min
What are we doing here?
Does it feel like we’re tap dancing at the edge of the world while it collapses underneath us? The news is terrible, like next-level bad....
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T.Kactus
- Sep 20, 2021
- 2 min
The Crazy-Makers
We are born into a life filled with obstacles, responsibilities, and chemical imbalances that are not of our own making. It’s as if a...
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T.Kactus
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min
Buried in Boxes
There is nothing more heinous than moving. Being confronted with every life decision you’ve ever made and having the overwhelming...
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T.Kactus
- May 16, 2021
- 6 min
To: Palestine...With, Love
I am tired of the world acting like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a feud as old as mankind between the prophets, as they rolled a...
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T.Kactus
- Apr 2, 2021
- 2 min
The Big Bang
“Billions of years before, on the same night, the big bang had taken place, and from then on everything drew apart and continued to draw...
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T.Kactus
- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
Sitting with My Demons
Fear rests right under my rib cage. It pulsates slowly, oozing out insecurities until my bloodstream is filled with nothing but longing...
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T.Kactus
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
The Perils of Positive Thinking
We’ve all seen the Insta-Quotes, “Attitude is a choice,” “More smiling, less worrying.” We’re told that if we just think positively, we...
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T.Kactus
- May 26, 2020
- 2 min
Goodbye For Now....
Dear Readers, This is dedicated to the solid 5 people who read my blog 😊 You are deeply treasured and I adore you muchly!!! The last two...
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T.Kactus
- May 11, 2020
- 3 min
Diary of a Queasy Quarantinite
I woke up with the best of intentions. I had my to-do list. It was solid: 1. Clean House 2. Work-Out 3. Shower 4. Go Grocery shopping 5....
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T.Kactus
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
Children of Stardust
Stay In, Stay In, Stay In That’s the march, my friends Don’t look left, don’t look right Just stay put with all your might But why is it...
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T.Kactus
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
Groundhog Day, Week, Month…?
I woke up annoyed this morning. Annoyed and irritated that I couldn’t go to my favorite breakfast spot (Elly’s Pancake House) and order a...
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T.Kactus
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
Reconciling with Rejection
The hardest moment in life comes right after a rejection.
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T.Kactus
- Jan 20, 2020
- 2 min
The MindFuckery of Men
Men are simple creatures, truly. They need to be fed, hydrated and given access to video games. Which is why it’s important to note that...
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T.Kactus
- Jan 10, 2020
- 3 min
20/20 Vision
We are in a future that feels oddly like the past. When I pictured 2020 what came to mind was a shiny gray world filled with steel...
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T.Kactus
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
Bienvenido A Santa Domingo
Welcome to Santa Domingo—the first city of the New World! What does that mean exactly? It means that the capital of the Dominican...
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T.Kactus
- Dec 23, 2019
- 2 min
La República Dominicana
The Dominican Republic is a sugar rush to your senses. The air is thicker, the ocean is bluer, the green leaves gleam and the white sands...
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T.Kactus
- Dec 10, 2019
- 2 min
Cognitive Desire
Cognitive dissonance is a term that refers to holding two or more contradictory thoughts in our heads, and being made to feel...
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T.Kactus
- Dec 2, 2019
- 2 min
Death By Cold
There comes a point during every cold where I assume I’m going to die, “This is it,” I think to myself, “I need to start getting my...
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