One Of The Girls
I thought of myself as ‘one of the boys’ because I didn’t identify with how femininity was practised around me. I’ve come a long way. I may even be one of the girls.
Relationships
Navigating Family, Friendship, Marriage, Colleagues, Companions & other social connections
Call Me No Names
The Novelty Girl. The Character In Someone Else’s Coming of Age Story. The Manic Pixie Dream Girl. The Guilty Pleasure. The Bucket-list Woman. Names I’ve been called.
Change Of Weather
A poem written for Earth Day about climate change
The Almost Virgin Experience
I tried writing fiction again after a long time. What do you think?
Different Languages, Same Alphabet
Play a game with me. Ready? Pick any one answer: QUESTION: What do you call a guy who makes a call at 1:30AM stoned and drunk to a girl who said she was having a bad day at 11:30PM? A. A thoughtful, considerate, caring person who is taking time off…
The Work First, Fun Later 30-Something Guys
I’ve noticed a new kind of man. He opens with transformation stories of how he was XYZ and uses that to excuse his lack of effort. I call BS on these guys.
Shell Shock
I met somebody recently. Someone who has known me for nearly a decade, only I can’t remember them at all. All the references check out, the dates line up, the stories match. And yet, there’s a gaping hole in my memory where this person should be. All I can find…
Why People Cheat
The thrill of it. The validation. Why do people cheat?
The Closure Experience
Getting older has me reevaluating what it means to care and thus, how closure looks It doesn’t have to be clean.
A DIY Relationship
Friendship is a DIY kind of relationship that you can tailor to your needs, your personality and the other’s.