Got a smartphone pinky? Nope, no one cares. — For all the years I’ve been using a smart phone, apparently I’ve been holding the thing wrong. I prop the bottom right corner of my phone right on the knuckle of my pinky finger, and I watch YT videos, text my pals, and scroll until my ‘That’s it’ timer rings. …

This is a rant — This morning, I forgot where I kept my toast. The bell rang just as I walked past the bathroom. There was a pile of unwashed clothes next to the sink. I scooped them under an arm and launched into the shed. The laundry woman stepped on the bell and the…

Plans and I have a love-hate relationship. They tend to fall apart when I’m halfway through. At that moment, going back sounds as good as going all the way. The pain is equidistant, no matter which way you turn. Regardless, I’ve made plans, fought with and for those plans, and…

Short Story — Of the million demands Beeju made of me, I remember just the one. Never be lonely, he said one time. The lonelier you are, the louder your thoughts become. And then it’s like you’re hounded by sounds. …

That aching burn  In your chest, It’s here to tell you, You’re a guest.

Poetry —

My Entry for Be Open Writing Contest #1 — Poetry (New Year vibes) — Time is Rapunzel’s hair descended from a tower without stairs. You can only go one up, punishing your forearms. But don’t stop, It hurts more when you stay. We ask, what’s a home without an ‘away’? …

They just need to be done right — People in writing groups are terrified of cliché beginnings. And this is why writers often procrastinate starting a story or their next big novel. Because they’re waiting to start with something out of the world. The bitter pill, however, is that the element of awesome needs to be in your…

Contentment may be your definition of personal success. But that is not okay with the world. We want our people to be shiny, young, with pretty hair and perfect skin. We want them to run out of the subway clutching their laptops like life depends on a click. They must…