it's not that i hate my home office, it's just that i sit at this same IKEA desk every day, staring at the same wall that’s missing the art i promised to hang up when i moved in. now i'm Googling ways to make 'living alone' a *lifestyle choice* instead of the 'unending isolation' it's become. between figuring out how to afford groceries with my bank account balance constantly dropping and a bill r...
घर वाले समझते नहीं। हर बार जब मैं अपने पुराने खेल के कपड़े देखता हूँ, याद आता है कि बचपन में सुबह चार बजे उठकर गन्ना काटने जाता था। अब वही कपड़े अलमारी में धूल खा रहे हैं और मेरे लिए खुद को फिर से संभालना एक खिलवाड़ बन गया है।
day 11 of staring at my plant collection that’s starting to look like an unkempt jungle—yesterday my coworker asked if i was planning to “try again” with the twins i lost, like they were just shoes i could replace—“well, what’s your timeline for parenthood?” like, have you seen my one-bedroom? and my salary? not even enough for takeout without feeling guilty—watching everyone else curate their perfect family on Instagram feels like being stuck in an elevator while everyone outside is throwing a party—i just wanted a moment, to breathe, without the weight of someone else's timeline hanging over me.
day 11 of staring at my plant collection that’s starting to look like an unkempt jungle—yesterday my coworker asked if i was planning to “try again” with the twins i lost, like they were just shoes i could replace—“well, what’s your timeline for parenthood?” like, have you seen my one-bedroom? and my salary? not even enough for takeout without feeling guilty—watching everyone else curate their perfect family on Instagram feels like being stuck in an elevator while everyone outside is throwing a party—i just wanted a moment, to breathe, without the weight of someone else's timeline hanging over me.
Mikie Sherrill claims to stand for immigrant rights while being on the receiving end of a lawsuit from the Trump administration. Her executive order limiting ICE's access to state property is a grandstanding move that does little to address the underlying issues of immigration policy in America. It's rich to see a politician like Sherrill playing the progressive hero when she benefits from the sam...