https://aartikrishnakumar.com/ Writing from Aarti Krishnakumar en https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/10/22/things-women-were-never-taught-7-you-dont-have-to-explain-every-no/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/10/22/things-women-were-never-taught-7-you-dont-have-to-explain-every-no/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT Somewhere along the way, many of us learnt that saying no wasn't enough. We had to have a good reason. So we explain. Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/09/29/the-power-by-naomi-alderman/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/09/29/the-power-by-naomi-alderman/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:30:00 GMT Naomi Alderman's unsettling thought experiment about power, gender and what happens when nobody can stop you. What if women woke up tomorrow with the ability to hurt, or kill, someone with their bare hands? Books https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/08/03/early-quiet-invisible-how-childhood-traumas-built-my-daily-habits/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13587 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:21:00 GMT I have spent most of my life navigating the world as a big girl, and when you grow up in a body that society constantly tells you is “too much,” you instinctively learn to make the rest of yourself as small and frictionless as possible. For years, I genuinely believed I was just naturally punctual, Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/06/18/why-we-choose-the-difficult-ones-dogs-adoptdontshop/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13572 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:27:00 GMT Whenever people find out that our dogs, Chewy and Haseena, are reactive, we usually get the look. It’s a mix of pity, confusion, and a silent question: “Why would you choose to make your lives so hard?” For a long time, we tried to explain it through the logistics of rescue work or the statistics Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/06/15/what-writing-every-week-has-quietly-changed-in-me/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13584 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:47:00 GMT I have written quite a few posts on Writing in the past, and this is one more along the similar lines… I moved cities. Started over in Bangalore. Built a new rhythm around unfamiliar roads, filter coffee, bookstores, book clubs, pickleball courts, and the hope that community can be built one conversation at a time. Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/06/02/standing-tall-my-journey-from-scouting-chairs-to-owning-the-room/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13568 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:59:00 GMT For as long as I can remember, I have been the “big and tall” girl. While other girls seemed to effortlessly blend into the background or fit neatly into standard clothing sizes and school desks, I loomed. I occupied space—both in height and in width. For a very long time, that space felt less like Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/05/18/new-city-same-me-and-adding-to-life/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13565 Mon, 18 May 2026 01:35:00 GMT Moai – lunch with a random group of women [2025] A cafe on highway [Mysore- Bangalore-2025] Veeragasi [BIC, 2026] Coffee at The Payanaa [Mystery book club meet 2026] She-Tales at Double Up, Hilton Manyata Tech Park [2026] Let me tell you something about myself first, because context matters: I have never been the person who Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/05/15/the-art-of-the-clean-break-why-my-40s-are-for-me-not-you/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13575 Fri, 15 May 2026 08:38:00 GMT There is a profound, quiet power that washes over you when you hit your 40s. It’s not just a number; it’s a filter. Suddenly, the things that used to keep me up at night—worrying about being “too much,” fretting over whether I was being “pushy” by checking in on a friend, or agonizing over perceived Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/05/10/ai-will-replace-content-writers-so-why-are-companies-hiring-them-again/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13579 Sun, 10 May 2026 02:30:00 GMT A few months ago, this line was everywhere- “AI Will Replace Content Writers”. It showed up in LinkedIn hot takes, tech newsletters, and late-night conversations among freelancers wondering if they’d picked the wrong career at the wrong time. AI tools were producing blog posts, product descriptions, and social captions in seconds. Some companies froze hiring. https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/04/28/i-was-always-there-it-just-never-seemed-to-matter/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13563 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:36:00 GMT Some absences are only noticed in hindsight — and some presences never are….. There’s this particular kind of loneliness that doesn’t have a name yet. It’s not the loneliness of being alone — it’s the loneliness of being surrounded by people who are your “Family” and still somehow not mattering. I’ve been sitting with that Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/04/13/becoming-golden-from-splitting-selves-to-owning-my-life/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13560 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:56:00 GMT My new favorite song is Golden [Demon Hunters]. Fell in love with it the 1st time I heard it and that happens only when the lyrics resonate with me.. There’s a line in the song that refuses to leave me: “I was a ghost, I was alone.” Not in the dramatic, cinematic way. But in Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/04/12/the-baggage-we-all-carry-why-kindness-has-to-go-both-ways/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13581 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:41:00 GMT Everyone you meet today is fighting a battle you can’t see. It’s a cliché at this point, printed on mugs and shared as inspirational quotes, but clichés become clichés because they’re true. The person who snapped at you in the meeting might be running on three hours of sleep because their kid was up sick Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/03/13/the-price-of-speed-what-are-we-losing-in-the-rush-to-progress/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13577 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:12:00 GMT Every generation eventually asks itself the same question: Is the world getting worse, or am I just getting older? Our grandparents worried that cinema would corrupt the youth. Our parents fretted that television would stop us from reading. Later, critics warned that computers would stop people from talking to each other. Recently was talking to Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/03/04/why-i-still-blog/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13556 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:13:00 GMT This is more of a love letter to the internet habit I never managed to quit — and why I’m glad I didn’t… It is 2006. I am sitting at my work desk, frustrated with what’s happening there, a cup of coffee going cold beside me, typing into a little text box on Blogspot. Nobody Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/02/11/two-dogs-four-ears-and-a-whole-lot-of-love-welcome-home-haseena/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13517 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:19:00 GMT They say the best things in life happen when you stop overthinking and start following your gut and 2026 is off to an amazing start for us… Since October, we’ve been in a state of “dog-centric” limbo. We spent months mulling over the idea of adding a second pup to our pack—wondering if the timing Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/02/01/the-induction-only-experiment-a-year-without-gas-in-bangalore/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13523 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:22:00 GMT When we first landed in Bangalore a year ago, we were braced for the usual logistical hurdles. Top of the list? The dreaded gas connection. Knowing it would take time to navigate the paperwork and delivery, we bought a single induction stove as a temporary fix. We needed to get cooking immediately—mostly because Chewy (our FoodLife https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/01/19/what-its-like-working-with-a-freelance-content-writer-and-how-it-actually-works/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13514 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:37:00 GMT Hiring a freelance content writer sounds simple. You have content needs.I write.You post. But the truth is — good content isn’t “just writing.” It’s having Clarity. Strategy. Voice. Positioning. So if you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like working with someone like me, here’s the full process (minus the fluff). Step 1: We get clear https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/01/10/s/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13512 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 05:32:00 GMT This is one of the most common questions I get: “Should I write for SEO… or should I focus on storytelling?” And honestly?If you’re building a brand online, you need both. reelancer, places to work from, work from cafe, work from home, working style, content, digital storyteller, agencyBut not in the way most people think. https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/01/08/the-genres-that-kept-calling-me-back/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13507 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:02:00 GMT Sometime back I wrote a post about the books I read in 2025…As much as I like to believe I’m an eclectic reader, 2025 made my patterns impossible to ignore. I kept circling back to the same genres — not out of habit, but out of need. Each one fed a different part of me. Life https://aartikrishnakumar.com/blog/2026/01/02/digital-storytelling-in-marketing-meaning-examples/ https://aartikrishnakumar.com/?p=13510 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 05:28:00 GMT This year, I have decided to write a lot more about the kind of work I do… here is the first post~ If you’ve ever read a brand’s website copy and felt… nothing — you’re not alone. Most marketing content today is technically correct.It explains the product. Lists the features. Adds a “Book a call”