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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

How many 🦜 do you see? I've fallen in love with these chatty, long tailed, crazy eyed 'keets 💛

Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My next newsletter "Miscellanies: On bird flight, mad kings, and time's wings" is coming tomorrow. Subscribe to get it and stay in the loop on everything I'm creating. the-long-view-letters.kit.com @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Move over Iron Man, we need a new kind of hero! When superhero tropes reduce nature to a mere backdrop for accidents and wars, our ecological imagination shrinks. We don't need another billionaire in armor—we need narratives that restore our place within the web of life. medium.com/@Wordsinthew...

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We Need A New Kind of Hero

How alternative storytelling traditions can help restore our lost empathy with the environment.

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My next newsletter "On Birds, Spiders, Gods and Others" is coming today. It is a bird's flight between films and myths and other lores of living. Personally, I guess this is what Didion meant when she said "I write to find out what I'm thinking." the-long-view-letters.kit.com 🦜

A red-vented bulbul and two parrots perched atop a peepal tree on a monsoon evening.

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Happy friendship day! I made my puppy this card.

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Chirag Wakaskar @chiragwakaskar.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

My best friend runs this newsletter and she’s an incredible writer from New Delhi, India. Please sign up!! Thank you!! the-long-view-letters.kit.com/7fbb44d0ab

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The Long View Letters

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

India's education minister resigns in response to nationwide protests.

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Black kite on my balcony. Magic.

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My next newsletter "Miscellanies: Satyagraha, songs, and a street dog named Declan" is coming Sunday. It's a dispatch from Delhi in the aftermath of the largest student-led protest since 1974. You can read it here. the-long-view-letters.kit.com

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My next newsletter "Field Notes: Pluto, Odyssey, and Pining for Daddy" is coming today. The main reason I wrote this is to tell my brain - write even when no one's reading. But if you do read it - I'd be grateful. the-long-view-letters.kit.com

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My next newsletter "Miscellany: A Small Thank You ( + Printable Postcards)" is coming tomorrow. Subscribe to get it! Pretty please? the-long-view-letters.kit.com #writingcommunity

Mixed Media postcards with a bird as focal point next to text 'My Open Heart'

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Orion Magazine @orionmagazine.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Every now and again, we "unlock the vault" to dig into our archive for something that resonates—and there's always something. We think these are times for poetry. Here's a piece from Jane Hirshfield, along with five more at the link. orionmagazine.org/article/from...

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

‪As a child I played with the idea of becoming a psychiatrist or an endocrinologist (mainly because I liked thinking and spelling). Had I known about neuroscience back then - there would have been 0 contest. bigthink.com/thinking/hac... #creativity #writing

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The rest at the-long-view-letters.kit.com

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Until earlier today I thought open door in romantic fiction meant books you can read with your door open (which is how I read my books). #writingcommunity

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

A former colleague's text sent me into a spiral. This is what came of it. My next newsletter "Mind the Gap (On the Illusion of Catching Up)" is coming Sunday. the-long-view-letters.kit.com #writingcommunity

A black and white photo of a library with shelves mostly empty next to tall multi-paned windows.

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

When someone makes a call of what should have been a text 🪶

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

@orionmagazine.bsky.social inspired me to pick up @lutimestwo.bsky.social 's incredible Why Fish Don't Exist. Today I returned to mixed media inspired by the theme. Not perfect, no. But a start? Certainly. #writingcommunity #mixedmedia

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Why arent more people talking about the horrible cruelty Morocco is inflicting on its street dogs and cats as it prepares for #FIFA 2030? @peta.org says 3 million animals may be murdered if we don't act. Let's intervene. #morocco

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A lovely place to send work. Good luck! 🍀

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Happy Sagittarius Full Moon🌕♐ My next newsletter with its very Sag themes - "Truth, Tyranny and Taking a Bus Out of Town" is coming today. You can read it here. the-long-view-letters.kit.com P.S. The dogs are in it too. Had to be. #writingcommunity #fullmoon

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Living alongside us as they were meant to. Modern political & legal discourse is reframing India's dogs as monsters instead of mythic companions. What a turbid time. #dogsofbsky

Two brown Indian free-roaming dogs sleeping by the street. One atop a cupboard. One on the street at the bottom. The cupboard is metal & filled with mechanic's tools. A tree grows on the side. Its branches give shade.

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Completed The Travelling Cat Chronicles - one of three novels I bought on my birthday this year. I'm reluctant to leave behind Satoru & Nana. That line, "Forever and ever I am your cat, Satoru" has got me the way "It is Clarissa, he said. For there she was." What a crescendo. #writingcommunity

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Kestrels are famous for their ability to hover. This allows them to lock their eyes on the ground and search for small prey like voles and mice. TT: Jacob Rheams Wildlife Photographer - UK

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This went out today. And you can read for free here: the-long-view-letters.kit.com Please do! And if you like it - a share would be wonderful 🍛 Hope you're having a good Sunday! #writingcommunity #sundayread

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

My next newsletter "On Making a Khichdi (And the Absence of Geometries)" is coming tomorrow. Subscribe to get it and stay in the loop on everything I'm creating. the-long-view-letters.kit.com #writingcommunity

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Plott Hound Magazine @plotthoundmag.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

"Animals are not humans. Dear Reader, you might laugh. Everyone knows this. But in crafting animals for the page—even if you are working in an anthropomorphic context—the reminder is important." We love "Crafting Animals: Sense and Sensibility" by @mfrostwords.bsky.social and hope you will, too:

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”Crafting Animals: Sense and Sensibility” by M. Frost – Plott Hound Magazine

A sharp nose for amazing animal stories

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Today, I find myself thinking about Pluto, now retrograde in Aquarius. Vedic astrology does not consider Pluto in its readings. And astronomers no longer consider it a planet. One body. Multiple gazes. If musings like these intrigue you, find more here: the-long-view-letters.kit.com

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Invitation 1/16: The Precision of Looking🌳 Pick a tree you see often. Describe the color of its leaves in exact shades. You can't just say "green" or "rust"—you have to find detailed words :) Don't worry if they are made-up. For ex: 'Elphaba-Emerald.' Reply with yours. #SlowLiving

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

My next newsletter "The Long View Letters - Miscellanies - Uranus, Nervous System, and Range" is coming today. Subscribe to get it and stay in the loop on everything I'm creating. the-long-view-letters.kit.com

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The Long View Letters

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EmKay at Traversing Tuesdays @traversingtuesdays.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

@skendhasingh.bsky.social 's emails are a treat for this overwhelmingly fast-paced information-overload society. They an invitation to pause, pour yourself a beverage, and read her thoughtful musings. I look forward to them with the anticipation of hearing from a friend. It is tasty brain food!

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Happy World Book Day! This week I wrote about rereading - why we go back, and who we might find waiting for us. Here's the link: the-long-view-letters.kit.com/posts/on-rea... I'd love to know what you think & which books you return to 📚

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

@the-independent.com Asia edition finds it possible in 2026 to publish *news* like this: 'One of India's holiest temples makes it mandatory for visitors to drink cow urine.' #orientalism

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

For me, summer starts with an emerald green glass of Khus Rasna in Baby Mami’s kitchen. It’s a memory of being seen and cared for. I’ve turned these kinds of memories into 16 invitations for when the world feels like too much. Download & join The Long View Letters: tinyurl.com/The-Long-Vie...

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I’ve gathered 16 ways to stay human when everything feels like too much. Not instructions, just invitations to move with care. Why 16? In the Vedanta, 16 represents the phases of the moon, a complete cycle. Grab the PDF and join me for The Long View Letters: tinyurl.com/The-Long-Vie...

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The Long View Letters

The Long View Letters are fortnightly missives that take a deeper view of time— inspired by what the French call the longue durée. They intend to offer closer looks, and considered perspectives on what it means to be and stay human in a noisy world.

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

In a world designed to overwhelm, this space offers an opportunity to return to an embodied form of attention. You are welcome here, where being human is being enough. 📗🍃“16 invitations to staying human (when everything feels like too much).” tinyurl.com/The-Long-Vie...

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I made something gentle for hard days. “16 invitations to staying human when everything feels like too much.” It’s free. You can get your copy here: tinyurl.com/The-Long-Vie... #freebie

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

1/ Today is the first day of Navratri — the nine nights of the goddess. In many North Indian homes, it begins a nine-day fast, but even that word, “fast,” contains multitudes. #india #festivals

A red sketch of the goddess Durga slaying Mahishasur on a cream background by Nandalal Bose

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

1/ Just finished Young Sherlock. It's uneven, but carried by the Sherlock–Moriarty chemistry. Now my real question is: why do Holmes adaptations keep inventing sisters? #sherlockholmes #canon

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

It was a pleasure to write this essay as India's dogs became the centre of judicial & civic debates. I hope you will enjoy this exploration of their mythic stature & personal bonds 💛 #essays #dogs #nonfiction

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Skendha Singh @skendhasingh.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

A gorgeous magazine inside & out though I do say so myself. #essays #nonfiction

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