If Dog is Real
Isn’t there a certain bit of wonder involved in math when it’s stripped down? Even when solving proofs, the first line is given.
I HAVE A LOT OF FEELINGS
Then one day it occurred to me how insane it was to keep a journal on the family computer.
Begin to Hope
I have no dancing around my bedroom with a hairbrush microphone to Britney Spears to look back on. That’s because I didn’t listen to anything other than CCM until high school.
Young and Brave
My body went hot, my hands shook with James’, and I felt again for the first time in over a decade what it really feels like to fear your peers.
First Person
You are always you, always becoming you. You’re always your own first person, over and over and over.
The Ones
I grew up knowing that I would not date a woman unless we were going to get married. No pressure, you’ll know when you know, but figure it out and don’t mess it up or your entire life will be ruined.
I Want to Believe: Conspiracy Theories and Trump
If you look at any conspiracy website, this is essentially the narrative you will find.
First Light
Crowds of people stand with their backs to the colors, their eyes on their phones or on the train tracks. “Turn around!” I want to say, “You’re missing it.”
The Death of What You Thought Was Your Soul
The last time I knew who I was I had acne, four AP classes, and a Bible in my senior photos.
Imagining Homelands
I’m named after my father’s homeland, a place I know very little about. Because he’s dead, Indian culture is not something I absorb in my everyday life.
