People say things happened.That life pushed them.That circumstances forced their hand.That there was no real choice left. But I keep noticing something else. I remember choosing to reach outwhen...

I heard a line once:we used to be close, but people can go from people you know to people you don’t. And it made me wonder —how many of us have done that to ourselves? There are moments where I don’t...

The real reason I didn’t postwasn’t because I had nothing to say.Maybe it’s because I wanted it to be perfect. As if this version of mealready knowswhat the future me will call enough. But what even...

I used to rush through thingsas if staying too long meant I was falling behind. Finish the draft.Move on.Start something new. But the longer I stayed with the work,the more I noticed something...

We scroll endlessly, wishing for another life —while this one waits in the background,quietly offering what we once wished for. A life full of what-ifs,overflowing with maybes,yet somehow,empty of...

One time a friend came to me needing a distraction.She had made a mistake in the past,something she thought was buried.But that day, it returned heavy in her chest. Later, I asked how it was going.She...

Everyone craves connection.To feel seen.To feel loved in some way. Behind it all is a simple desire —a foster child hoping for a family,a quiet student wishing for a friend,a parent longing for...

I laughed.Not because it was funny.But because I didn’t know what else to do.That’s how the impact of careless jokes sneaks in. This was years ago,something I almost forgotuntil I saw it mirrored in...

Some friendships don’t end with shouting — they end with silence, distance, and decisions that are hard to take back.This is a letter to the good friend I lost, a long-time companion who was also my...

Ever had a crush that looked perfect from a distance,like “never seen, never heard”? Maybe you didn’t know them at all, but you still felt they were ideal.Maybe you did know them, but life showed you...