Two days ago, while passively watching the news on TV, something I rarely do, a live report came on that interrupted the ordinary rhythm of my day. Watching TV that day was supposed to be background noise

Talking animals already have a soft spot in my heart, especially when they look like they’re up to no good. So when I came across this one, I wasn’t expecting depth or darkness and I also wasn’t expecting

I don’t know what’s more astonishing about this book–its events or the fact that it’s written by a physician. We always hear that science students don’t do fiction like that. That they’re all about labs,

Sylvie had stopped saying it out loud, but every night before she slept, she whispered the same prayer: “Just one miracle.” Her business meant everything to her. It wasn’t just about the products and packaging

It’s been three days since I posted here. Not like anyone cares anyway and it’s also not because I didn’t have anything to say but because I prolly had too much. Let’s start with the chaos. I recently

I'd been dead only an hour. Just long enough for the room to forget my name. Long enough for the fan to keep turning as though it had always spun for itself and not for the body beneath it. Death, I found,

What I See I see a single red rose , it’s deep, almost wine-colored, held upright by a hand dressed in black. The background is dark, almost velvety, swallowing everything except the flower and the fingers

After years of swimming in circles, Codi, Old Hayman’s goldfish, reluctantly retired. When the sun crept in that day, she noticed the water was smaller than it used to be, and the walls had become a bit

It’s already the second month of the year, and I have just completed my first book. Not exactly the energetic start I had imagined for someone with an ambitious reading goal pinned boldly at the top of

My room is almost empty. Definitely not in an austere way, but a way that leaves space for breath and thought. In that simplicity, the ritual that anchors my day isn’t something I add, but what I resist,

There’s a question many adults avoid asking children, especially girls. It’s tagged as too personal, sometimes even framed as an invasion of privacy. But yesterday, out of fear and deep care, I found myself

There’s something almost painfully tender about this film. The heartbreak you get from it comes subtly if you view it on a deeper level because it just lets it seep in slowly, through those dreary silences,

It feels a bit muggy out there and it’s not just the weather, although the air is heavy, but there’s everything else too. The street, some conversations and also Tiktok. I mean every time I open TikTok,

About two months ago, I decided to spend a little time at my older sister's house because being at mine almost threw me into a depression plus I just couldn’t bear being alone as it had begun to feel dangerous

At midnight, when I find myself awake, I don’t count sheep, I count worlds. When sleep refuses to take me, prolly after trying out classic sleep tricks, my fingers already know where to go. They move

Let me start by saying this movie literally made me hold my breath. I chose to watch it after knowing it was a thriller-documentary hybrid about deep-sea divers, but I didn’t expect just how intensely

Before she died, there was already so much silence between us that death felt almost redundant. I envied people who felt ecstatic each time the idea of going over to their nana’s was mentioned. I almost

There’s something truly special about watching kids grow into little helpers. Not only does it bring pride to your heart, but it also saves you a bit of money because let’s face it, raising kids can get

I was never a morning person, until a few months ago, when I started waking up at 3 a.m. for absolutely no reason. Not that I have any alarms on, I wouldn’t dare because those apple alarms are seriously

On Wednesday, my niece, the eldest of four, came home buzzing with news. She had been given a creative writing assignment. Her teacher had asked each student to write a story, and she wanted my help. I