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Exaggeration and me

For many years now, my husband has pointed out my love for drama or theatrics. Not that I act on stage…I just catastrophize every thing, right from my maid being late upto my daughter not putting on weight to her school teachers not knowing fractions properly, everything is a catastrophe requiring proper lamenting.

Exaggeration has always been my friend. My husband feels it is the woman in me.

I disagree!

It is the writer in me!

My love for exaggeration comes from my hyperactive mind looking for stories in everyday life. My lizards have a life and mosquitoes too. Unlike his boring world where these ‘things’ just exist, in my world, they have a life–they go on adventures, fall in love, fight epic wars…and face catastrophe. Because what is a story without a challenge?

People tell me that I always had a way of saying things and telling tales about the regular and the absurd…it is my skewed perspective! And I love it!

Do you have any similar traits?


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I am an Instructional Designer, avid reader, small-town woman and working mother with a fish-eye perspective. I have just published my first book, The Forest Bed and other short stories. If you like my stories on this blog, feel free to Like, Comment, Reblog and Share. You can reach me at shailygrwl@gmail.com or through my Facebook page facebook.com/shailyagrawalwrites/

4 thoughts on “Exaggeration and me

  1. When I was at senior school, my English teacher said to me, “You have an over-active imagination. You need to learn to curb that”. I ignored her advice and embraced my over-active imagination. I think it has served me well in life.

    Best wishes, Pete.

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