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Rachel Ramkaran (she/her)

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The Lark

The Fire Keeper Quits

Knowing when to walk away

2 min readJul 16, 2021

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A red fire with smoke billowing from it burns against a grey sky.

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Rachel Ramkaran (she/her)
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The Bazaar of the Bizarre

The Loop

When the psyche reignites old flames

2 min readJul 9, 2021

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A Ferris wheel can be seen looming over the fairgrounds of a carnival, backdropped by a sky just at the end of sunset, with a gradient from dark blue at the top of the image, to purple and then red.

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Rachel Ramkaran (she/her)
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The POM

Prismatic

Celebrating my individuality during Pride month

2 min readJun 25, 2021

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Prismatic

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Rachel Ramkaran (she/her)
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The POM

Resonance

Finding the way to quiet poignancy

1 min readJun 20, 2021

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A Romanesque Revival style building at dusk at a major intersection with cars passing through.

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Rachel Ramkaran (she/her)

What’s Going on With Medium Followers?

Losing 37 followers in an hour seems like a glitch

2 min readJun 17, 2021

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A woman with curly hair holds her head in frustration while looking at a laptop.

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Rachel Ramkaran (she/her)
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The Brain is a Noodle

Illuminated

An acrostic poem commemorating the Indigenous children subjected to Canada’s residential school system

2 min readJun 16, 2021

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A field of sweetgrass covered in dew that is illuminated by morning light.

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An Injustice!

X Marks the Spot of a Shameful Legacy

Ryerson University is called to change its name in solidarity with Indigenous Canadians

5 min readJun 14, 2021

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A statue of Egerton Ryerson is on the ground. Behind it, its base is covered in graffitti that says, “Dig them up” and more. The base of the statue is surrounded in children’s shoes to commemorate 215 Indigenous children found buried in an unmarked mass grave at the site of Kamloops Indian Residential School.

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Rachel Ramkaran (she/her)
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Sky Collection

Looking Up

A grounded perspective

1 min readJun 14, 2021

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A blue sky with white, fluffy clouds is seen through a canopy of trees.

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Grief is an Artist

A poem about how sorrow recreates you

2 min readJun 10, 2021

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A sad person with their hand to their face, stylized with paint.

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Rachel Ramkaran (she/her)
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The Lark

The Globe Project

A social studies assignment sparks tension between a seventh-grader and her parents

9 min readJun 8, 2021

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The Globe Project

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Rachel Ramkaran (she/her)

Rachel Ramkaran (she/her)

Weaver of words. Seeker of flow. Curious generalist. Poetry, fiction, non-fiction, creativity, self, relationships, food, justice & more. https://bit.ly/354BO7C

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