My rice-cooker has been out of action for a while, because the non-stick surface went the way of all non-stick surfaces. The rest of it still works nicely, so I really didn't want to chuck the whole thing out and buy a new one. It finally occurred to me that it was made in this country, so I contacted the manufacturer. Yes, Jata will sell me a replacement bowl, for a reasonable price.
My phone's USB port decided it can no longer be bothered transferring data. Fairphone sell a replacement part for just that port, so that's en route. Previously this would have meant a new phone after just a year and a half.
I'm Rochelle Potkar, a writer and poet from Mumbai, India.
I write literary fiction, poetry, haibun, and stories for the screen. My recent novels range from the satirical family comedy 'The D'Costa Family' to the social drama 'The Fabric Goddesses. I'm now back at my desk with bitter coffee and a new literary thriller.
I'm looking forward to meeting curious creative minds here.
Part of why I'm baffled and outraged by #AI is because I'm a traditional storyteller. The stories I tell are fascinating to me because they have been told by countless generations. Shaped by every single person who passed them on. In spoken word, person to person, retelling them in the moment with deep attention to their audience's moods and needs. The stories kept changing but they changed through human connection.
Stories are not "content" or "text". They are connection.
Vibe coded python pandas pipelines have allowed us to escape a total proprietary data hellscape. But it isn't the liberation from corporate overlords we'd hoped for.
So, May 4th. I misunderstood the occasion, I admit it.
In my defence it was a very easy typo to make, and I still think a party to which everyone came dressed as a different False Dmitri would have been fun.
Marx theorises about materiality with a philosophical grandeur that would make Feuerbach blush. With almost applaudible confidence, he offers something loftier than a converted 19th-century cotton warehouse in Manchester.
From the manuscript margin at the library of history books
I've concealed a comment to the reviewer about the manuscript in its conclusion. I trust they will be delighted with a point of departure for their feedback.
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in reply to Rochelle Potkar • • •@ianRobinson In fairness, I’m not usually into poetry.
But I read a few lines of your work and I’m enthralled.
Not sure why, but it speaks to me.
And you have a book available on Amazon!
Nice!!
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