a poem and a little piece of joy ♥ — Having a steaming bowl of noodles For breakfast Moisturizes me Nourishes me Heals me From within #WritingPrompt: warmth from within Inviting VV Valentine | Rachael Ann Sand| Shreya Badonia | Sally Prag | Afrah Khan | Himanshi Balodhi | Suman Sandhu | Suzanne V. Tanner | Normaler Mensch| Maryjo Bautista | if you’re up…

An affirmation and a commitment — Today, I accept that creativity takes nurturance and is more a value than an identity to hold. I am shedding the identity of a creative because it has been an identity to narrowly defined for me, and restrictive. I can be a creative person at times, but it does not…

a tiny poem — to the sour goodbyes, truncated before I thought they would, alongside the bittersweet ones, sad that it all came to an end, but on a note of gratitude. Thank you to Sahil Patel for the writing prompt that I’ve sincerely procrastinated for so long it’s not even the same year…

A movie worth watching! — Synopsis: Regular guy going about his regular chaotic life turns out to be an NPC (non-playable character) in a video game who became sentient. Unconventional romance ensues. With the concept of artificial intelligence surrounding our daily lives, I love science fiction-type narratives that revolve around this topic (caveat: more than…

a poem (and a scream, as the title says) (( and a writing challenge if you want to scream with me)) — Not a poem Just a scream Like a carnal Internal eternal scream That just goes Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Rent alone Exponentially increases At a faster rate Than income raises AND The addition and stabilization Of 39 (not exaggeration) Side hustles. What more can I do? #WritingPrompt: tell me about your home

a poem — I have entered this space sold dreams of success, and I am leaving the space knowing that I have values to embody outside of a system that seems so broken, and silly, at this point. Why would I stay in a space that does not genuinely interface with the rest of the…

And what I’m doing differently next to make a difference — After a hiatus from attending DEI workshops, I returned to a familiar sight. Another white professor centered themselves during this workshop. She cried about the harm she’d perpetrated on students of colour and lamented about how tragic it was that she’d done this to someone else. I saw as Zoom…

a poem and a piece of joy (and a writing challenge, as usual) — I could have a cutlery set, perfectly matched Or I could have an eclectic set Of borrowed and never returned, Forgotten and abandoned, Thrifted or gifted Cutlery with unique designs, Each capturing their own era. I have a favorite spoon. #WritingPrompt: anyways tell me about your favourite spoon (please ♥) Inviting Simão Cunha | Warren "Storyteller" Brown | Rusty Alderson…

a poem and a writing challenge — I have this urge to go back And just share How toxic Of a friendship This was altogether, But that is rooted In this kindness within me For wanting to believe you Wanted to change And can change. Perhaps it is safer To build the distance And simply never return To such an…