A quarter of a century old

I've always loved celebrating my birthday. I loved having one day every year where I can make resolutions and start anew, much more than I could restart on the first day of every year. Ever since I can remember, I would collect greetings made by people and store them away -- for safekeeping, for nostalgia,…

A midyear review

[Credits to Morgan Harper Nichols for the image]   Last week I caught myself thinking about how I thought I was in standstill -- the sixth month of the year and I felt I wasn't doing anything significant, and I was still me: unbelievably ordinary.   It's been a sentiment I've been feeling since the…

How are yous and I am fines

I haven't written in forever.   I mean, of course I have. Of course I've lifted a pen and doodled mindlessly, of course I've opened my laptop and written more deliberately -- articles of the academic kind, op-eds and such, of course I've been on Twitter and have let loose strings of thought that I…