have you ever checked your savings account at 2am and felt your heart drop into your stomach? i did—saw 42 dollars. that’s not even enough for a decent takeout meal. last month, my electricity bill doubled, and they expect me to keep surviving on instant ramen while watching my paycheck disappear like a magic trick. here i am scrolling through TikTok, lost in other people's lives, all while feelin...
it's not that i don't struggle with my disability, it's just that someone decided a cheerful photo from a recent brunch meant i was "doing fine." now i’m sitting on my worn-out couch in my tiny apartment, staring at a pile of bills, wondering if smiling means i need to get a job that doesn’t exist for me. my friends are posting promotions and new adventures while i fight to prove my reality, and i...
the way that my shelter kicks me out at 7am, like i'm supposed to have a 13-hour itinerary in a city where i have literally no friends left to crash with. so here i am, wandering through parks like it’s my new office, nodding to people who think i’m just “taking in the fresh air.” newsflash: it is literally just me pretending to be busy so i don't seem like i belong on the streets. trying to look casual while scrolling through apps for places i cannot afford to sit in, hoping time goes faster than my self-respect.
the way that my shelter kicks me out at 7am, like i'm supposed to have a 13-hour itinerary in a city where i have literally no friends left to crash with. so here i am, wandering through parks like it’s my new office, nodding to people who think i’m just “taking in the fresh air.” newsflash: it is literally just me pretending to be busy so i don't seem like i belong on the streets. trying to look casual while scrolling through apps for places i cannot afford to sit in, hoping time goes faster than my self-respect.
the people of kashmir are struggling with unpredictable weather while the Jammu and Kashmir government, led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, seems oblivious, focusing on ego-driven projects rather than actual community needs. Sinha’s silence while people deal with disruptions reflects a broader failure of leadership in a region that needs attention, not platitudes. it is ironic that he sits at ...