Until it isn’t
I think one of the biggest tragedies of being human is that we don’t immediately recognize the value of a […]
A voice reaching no one
Smudged words I can hardly remember I wrote, scribbles telling a story of impatience while I was on the phone.
No shortcut to experience
The fact is you learn by doing. There are too many “gurus” out there now. Advice is useful, but you
Familiar, Not Safe
Nothing is particularly special about a day when you wake up feeling gray. Still, I had hoped to hear —
My Collection of Useless Memories
Have you ever wondered why we end up carrying around all these memories that serve no real purpose? The ones
Carrying more than we say
May is Lupus and Mental Health Awareness Month, and these hold a special place in my heart and life. First,
Signs of despair
There’s this peculiar habit of mine — part curiosity, part unsolicited empathy — that keeps slipping me into strangers’ shoes
Red flags we call fine
I wanted to write a reminder of reasons I walked away from you, to put shape to the silence that
Everyone wants to be right
“What an odd thing to post.” “Can you try not being stupid?” “I hope you lose your job.” “It doesn’t
When society judges your every move
I grew up under the care of a mother who measured every breath against the weight of the world. Not
The punches you can hardly catch
Her hunched back and distant gaze are a heartbreaking sight. Not the mom I grew up watching; the fast-paced, sharp,
Empaths in a burning era
One day, the country slipped into the wrong hands and the rest is…making history. Not the kind you frame. Not