A Flower That Only Bloomed Once
The Eighteen-Year Goodbye (Told in the voice of my friend, Asha, about her dog, Bruno) It was…
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A Little Deer and the Dust of Me
So, today, I almost blew my top. You know how in cartoons, steam shoots out of ears…
No Predator Needed—We’ve Got Brains!
My coffee was doing its usual magic trick—the milk, sugar, and tiny bit of peace in my…
Faith You Didn’t Ask For, Straight to Your Door
When Belief Starts Sounding Like Spam You know those special salespeople? The ones who don’t need to…
Planting Onions, Harvesting Stories
This morning, while making coffee, I caught myself doing it again—staring out the window like it was…
Dear God, Never Mind: A Life in Three Prayers
Ever walk into a temple and think, “Wow, this is God’s giant suggestion box, but everyone’s suggesting…
Baldness, Backaches, and Other Highly Strategic Life Donations
What sacrifices have you made in life? Okay, let’s talk about sacrifices—better known as “Oops, where did…
Glittering Mousetraps and Other Ways We Lie to Ourselves
I know a person named Bradley—not his real name, of course; privacy is a charming little costume…
These Beliefs Aren’t Mine, But They Live Here Rent-Free
It’s funny, isn’t it? When you stop and really look at all the stuff you call “yours”—the…
The Soft Loop That Outlives the Full Belly
Okay, here we go. Pour yourself a cuppa, pull up a chair. Let’s talk about… well, me.…
Walking Through the Yellow Night
Some nights, my own skull is a dangerous place to linger. Thoughts circle, not like dogs, but…
She Glowed. They Burned Her.The quiet cost of being Marie Curie.
You know her name, right? Marie Curie. Everyone does. You heard about her in school, maybe saw…
When Broken Becomes Beautiful
Held Together by Cracks(The true story of someone who walked out of the dark and now lights…
I Talked to a Wall. It Listened Better.
Some people write to share big ideas, like planting seeds for others. Some write to lift people…
Confidently Lost: How I Led a March into Nowhere
I walk. Step, step. It feels easy, like breathing. My feet know this path. Why? Because every…
How to Accidentally Set Your Own Hair on Fire While Trying to Look Tough: A Tariff Story
Let’s clap. Slowly. Not because things are great. Oh, heavens no. Let’s clap because sometimes the world…
Soap: The Slippery Liar That Lives in Your Bathroom
Yesterday at No Frills, I stood in front of a soap mountain so big it deserved its…
A Smile That Survived the Fire
Today, I felt like I met someone carrying two whole worlds inside her. You could see them…
Is Your Sky Painted Too?
Smiling in the Spotlight: The Cruel Comedy of Our Lives Years ago, I stumbled upon a movie…
Buried Voices in a Broken Land
In Myanmar, far north of the big city of Naypyidaw is the Sagaing Region. Life there felt…