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1. ROUGH HEWN: The Inner Reclamation.
Before facing the world, face yourself through essays that turn raw feelings into a self-defined story.
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A portrait sketch of Indian woman author Shon Mehta, the creator of the Jivavarta universe. This image accompanies her reflective essay "Anonymous" on reclaiming her literary identity.
“You are the one who suffered.
You are the one who wrote.
You are the “Anonymous.”
- Rough Hewn by Shon Mehta
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www.shonmehta.com/2026/01/roug...
Some are born to thrive, I am barely alive. I am tired of this unexplainable ache, And of the macabre dance of existence I partake. - Shon Mehta
Some are born to thrive,
I am barely alive.
I am tired of this unexplainable ache,
And of the macabre dance of existence I partake.
Wounds Rough Hewn by
- Shon Mehta
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A cracked stone statue of a hooded knight holding a sword, set against a black background with the quote: 'Time does not heal; it only teaches you to look at the wound without flinching. - Shon Mehta'
"Time does not heal; it only teaches you to look at the wound without flinching." — Shon Mehta
A powerful perspective on scars and survival from "Rough-Hewn Wounds."
Full piece: www.shonmehta.com/2025/11/roug...
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I've watched the unbreakable shatter—laughter hollowed, eyes adrift. Hope slips away like a lost shard. Now the cracks creep into my own reflection. Rough Hewn: Wounds by Shon Mehta. Read the full reflection https://www.shonmehta.com/2025/11/rough-hewn-wounds.html - - - #Exhaustion #RoughHewn #PersonalEssay #shonmehta
Read the full reflection www.shonmehta.com/2025/11/roug...
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ROUGH HEWN: A Serialized Essay Collection by Shon Mehta
I didn’t write these essays. I felt them. Rough Hewn is a space for my unpolished thoughts.
Read the series as it unfolds:
www.shonmehta.com/2025/11/roug...
The first installment is out TOMORROW.
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