Something I had read on the subway, somewhere between my daily journey from Brooklyn to Manhattan, some time in the constant changes of my self-transition. The thought lingered with me enough for me to note it down in my phone, and transfer it over into my notebook. My mind takes me back to it time and […]
This week’s New Yorker hosts a compelling read by journalist, Ben Taub, titled We Have No Choice. It is a story of young Nigerian girl, Blessing, and her journey from Benin City to Europe. The article covers so many topics. or should I say inhuman situations – human trafficking, prostitution, refugee conditions, smuggling, violence, blackmail […]
A top pick from one of the most frequently asked questions, I’m going to say from age 3, “Who do you want to be when you grow up?” What’s wrong with who I am? Simple, yet unsaid. A lot of questions raced through my mind while listening to Shane Koyczan’s TED talk – a plea for more […]
It’s the little things you know, the ones you tend to take for granted, the ones that are so innately a part of your routine, of you, you tend to forget just those, just why they are, so routine, such an integral part of routine. A conversation about grad school took me back to last […]
So I missed my flight. A first. Running across the line for security, down the escalator towards that god forsaken gate B35 (of course it had to be right under, way down to the left), I felt the ache in my feet, the shortness in my breath – “Give up”, “Yeah you’d like that, right?” I dragged myself […]
How are we as humans different than things? To compare, who wants a broken brain any more than they want a broken thing? Ever thought that the two things that differentiate the living from the non-living, is the ability to think and feel. Then within this living, what makes us humans superior? The cognitive ability […]
Myself. Yes. It is true. Before I even begin, let me tell you that this is not going to be a post about self pity or praise, nor one where I pour my heart out about my past to find answers for my present; if there is one thing I’ve learnt, it’s this – there is no […]
An empty liquor bottle, a couple of lighters, and then there was the pencil; all abandoned on the train track; a story. Traces of a writer, you know the kind who writes to be inspired. Such species, they search for larger meaning in worldly things; who take things personally, feel extreme joy and dejection as a […]
February 3, 2016 It had been my second winter break since I moved to New York. As excited as I was to go back the first time, I was that much more apprehensive the second time around. A lot had changed. I, myself, was in a transition, just about stumbling upon my own sense of […]
Unabridged. Unadulterated. Unbridled. Lately, I’m seeing a pattern in my life, where I stumble upon things that are perfectly aligned with my thoughts, only to augment my vision, enrich my perspective. They say as soon as you start owning your own, initiate that first intent toward your goal, the universe actualizes every effort to align with you. […]
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