I was sitting in a dimly lit office last Tuesday, staring at a stack of government forms that seemed to multiply every time I blinked. My brain was fried. I reached the section labeled “Personal Information,” and for three terrifying, silent seconds, my mind went completely blank. I looked at the “Date of Birth” box … Read more
I was standing in the card aisle of a local store last Tuesday, staring at a sea of glitter and aggressive cursive fonts. You know the feeling. You pick up a card, read a four-paragraph poem about “the winds of destiny,” and think, This sounds absolutely nothing like how I talk. Sometimes, we try so … Read more
It was exactly 11:54 PM on a Tuesday. I was sitting on my sofa, the blue light of my phone screen making my eyes ache, staring at a blinking cursor. It was my best friend’s birthday in six minutes. I wanted to say something that mattered, something that wasn’t just another “HBD” lost in the … Read more