School in the Time of Corona Virus
Without a doubt, all of you reading this know the one, great cure for the Coronavirus: Toilet Paper. Go to …
Never Enough: OCD and Perfection
Take a 30-minute shower. Wash my hands. Take a sponge-bath. Wash my hands. Brush my teeth, floss, brush my teeth …
Unbound Suffering
When I was 16, my parents separated. My mother and father were having marriage issues and they ended up living …
Bollywood and Me
My name is Ashley Sophia Huq, but I go by Sophia. I’m the only person in my family with an …
Just Roll With It
It’s two-thirty in the morning. There are unfinished pizzas in the kitchen and bags of candy strewn around the room. …
Up Against the Language of the Favored
At fourteen years old, I became cognizant of the reality of crime and injustice still present in the twenty-first century. …
Romanticizing the Gaps
Take a moment to think about a childhood memory. Think about a specific thing you liked, or maybe a specific …
At Rothko Chapel: Darkness Shall be the Light
The Rothko Chapel in Houston is an octogonal structure with no electric lights, only a thin skylight. Speaking inside is …
A Retreat in the Everyday
A few months ago I was sitting in a pub in Edinburgh with a two-cup pot of tea and the …