I met these girls I knew from middle and high school today. I won’t name names. Theirs, the names they named, the ones I named, the stories we shared, the rationale for our laughter. But I came away, realizing why I left. There’s that thing about how people never really leave high school, never reallyContinueContinue reading “Home to Me”
Category Archives: Society
Good Morning America, Hello to the World, S2Ep7 (Ep21)
Pragmatic Optimism: stop searching for justifications for feelings
I’m learning once more to be a pragmatic optimist instead of an anxious one.
Belonging
America’s got its problems. Many. Too many. It’s not as if racism, sexism, ageism, and every other -ism under the sun doesn’t exist here going every which way possible. Just like everywhere else in the world. Nor is it true that the ideals that America strives for—liberty for all, equal opportunity for all, and civilContinueContinue reading “Belonging”
After Diwali
Deepavali— as we call it in Telugu —is my favorite holiday. Nothing better than lighting candles around the house, decorating the front steps with plastic tea lights, and stringing up repurposed Christmas lights. In my town, people decorate their houses earlier than Christmas because more of them celebrate Diwali. Not all. But most. I loveContinueContinue reading “After Diwali”
