Earlier this year, I celebrated Ramadan for the first time with my girlfriend. It was a special moment for the both of us, and the first night we broke fast I couldn’t stop thinking about how grateful I was for food, love, and the glasses of water we both downed as soon as the…
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I’ve always been a fan of YouTube videos documenting anticlimactic, everyday things. Whether it’s watching a college student narrate the process of…
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For whatever reason, I was so obsessed with the movie Roman Holiday as a teen, and particularly proud of the main character, Ann, for choosing to…
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One of the greatest skills a person can have is the ability to reply, “I don’t know,” when asked a question. It might seem like a phrase unattached to…
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I used to think I needed a husband. There wasn’t any other option in my mind. I used to daydream about what he’d look like, how he’d sound, how he’d…
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Before today, I was feeling a lot of despair. I had trouble on my mind – endless anxiety and sad thoughts and nightmares that made it hard for me to…
I don’t want to talk about my job, or lack thereof. I don’t want to think about my mental health. I don’t want to read another text message. I don’t…
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