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After my husband, I thought I’d never introduce another man to my mother. Then I did
My homecoming was meant to surprise her. Turns out the surprise was on me
Feb 16 • 
Deepa Paul
COVER REVEAL! Ask Me How It Works: Love In An Open Marriage
A cover one year in the making. Pre-orders are now open!
Dec 11, 2024 • 
Deepa Paul
A love letter to my belly
A major surgery is about to take away the part of me I hated the most. I'm finding it surprisingly hard to say goodbye.
Sep 13, 2024 • 
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Jul 12, 2023 • Deepa Paul
Coming home, coming out
Nov 24, 2022 • Deepa Paul
COVER REVEAL! Ask Me How It Works: Love In An Open Marriage
Dec 11, 2024 • Deepa Paul
Wildest dreams come true
Oct 16, 2023 • Deepa Paul
If you think naming a baby is hard, try naming a husband.
Feb 1, 2024 • Deepa Paul
Lessons from a naturist campsite
Jun 24, 2022 • Deepa Paul
Postcards from Rethymno
Memories and missives from a Cretan getaway.
Aug 21, 2024 • 
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She's real, she's here, and she's beautiful
My book in my hands at last! Come and take an early look.
Jul 30, 2024 • 
Deepa Paul
Recovery is a shapeshifter
Current status: it's complicated.
Jul 15, 2024 • 
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Not all questions have easy answers
A life-changing diagnosis sparks a search for answers.
May 30, 2024 • 
Deepa Paul
How are you? No, how are you, really?
On sharing, why I'm struggling to share, and the things I could say instead
May 16, 2024 • 
Deepa Paul
With spring comes new dreams
What new hopes will you allow to grow?
Mar 22, 2024 • 
Deepa Paul
If you think naming a baby is hard, try naming a husband.
One final hurdle in my memoir has me thinking about names, identity, and Internet haters.
Feb 1, 2024 • 
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Letters by Deepa
Letters by Deepa
Personal essays on intimacy and relationships, motherhood and family, and the never-ending creative process of writing to become fully myself, by the Filipina-Indian author of ASK ME HOW IT WORKS: LOVE IN AN OPEN MARRIAGE (Viking UK, May 2025).
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