I forgot my best friend’s birthday once Not by a day. Not by an hour. I forgot it completely — remembered it three days later when I saw someone else’s birthday post on my phone and thought, wait. Wait. When is Bilal’s birthday? It was three days ago. I called him immediately. He laughed it … Read more
I woke up this morning, stretched, and did what most of us do: I checked my phone. Among the deluge of emails and notifications, a little calendar alert popped up. It wasn’t my birthday, but it was the birthday of a friend I hadn’t seen since college. It made me wonder, as I sat there … Read more
It’s 11:45 PM on a Tuesday. You’re finally settling into bed, your brain is halfway into sleep mode, and suddenly—ding. A notification pops up. It’s your best friend’s birthday in fifteen minutes. Or worse, it’s that one cousin you haven’t spoken to in three years. You open the messaging app, stare at the blinking cursor, … Read more