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musings of a city girl ☕🍂

Long-form writing on identity, womanhood, and the systems quietly running your life — written by a British South Asian woman navigating multiple worlds simultaneously

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Sep 24, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    I’m tired of treating myself like a problem (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Randy - When you stop trying to fix yourself and start listening beneath the noise… that's where your true self is waiting. 🌿✨ If this spoke to you, save it for when" class="sizing-normal" height="739" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch

  2. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    I’m tired of being too much & not enough (opens the original)

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    <img alt="too much, quotes and being - image #6052759 on Favim.com" class="sizing-normal" height="1109" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QnH8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fi

  3. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    I’m done trying to be the right kind of woman (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Girl Boss | Healthy Living | Luxury Lifestyle | Health and Wellness | Girl Boss Quotes | Aesthetic |" class="sizing-normal" height="1200" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nCec!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubs

  4. Issue · Sep 14, 2026

    I miss the version of myself that hadn't yet learned to be careful. (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Meeting My Younger Self in a Different Timeline | by Ink Within | Activated Thinker | Medium" class="sizing-normal" height="960" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vbuq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-

  5. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    i think the internet has stolen my curiosity (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Head in the Clouds" class="sizing-normal" height="290" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u8ZR!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6022868e-454e-4119-b198-8fec78b0

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