Last weekend, I found myself standing in the middle of a living room that looked like a blue glitter bomb had gone off. There was half-eaten vanilla cake on the carpet, a “Wild One” crown tilted sideways on a sleeping toddler, and my best friend sitting on the sofa with a look of pure, exhausted … Read more
It was exactly 11:58 PM. I remember sitting on the edge of the bed, the only light in the room coming from my phone screen, which was glaringly bright against the dark. My thumb was hovering over the “Send” button. I had written and deleted the same sentence about fourteen times. “Happy birthday!” felt too … Read more
We’ve all been there. It’s 11:58 PM, the phone screen is glowing in the dark, and you’re staring at a blinking cursor in a WhatsApp chat box. You want to send something better than just two words and a cake emoji. You want to send happy birthday wishes that actually mean something, but your brain … Read more