HUMANITY

  

On Paper, I Should Have Voted for Trump

Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault × I have agonized over how to write this, and still, I find myself at a

  

The Trump Election and Its Impact on People of Color: A Personal Reflection

The continuation of Donald Trump’s presidency through 2028 stirs a spectrum of emotions and carries profound implications, particularly for people

  

Once I Came Across a Faisalabad Slum

Once I came across a Faisalabad slum, Garbage, mosquitoes, and flies all sum. Residents welcomed, inviting me to come, I hesitated, reluctant to

  

Whispers of Ancestry

From the shadows of the ancient dawn, the voices of forefathers The tapestry of human history is a blend of triumph

MENTAL HEALTH

  

Unwritten Dreams

I forgot to have a big dreamNow that I think about itI never even found my passionThe easy solution would

  

Stitches and Thorns

I once wrote that I was held together by duct tape… staples… and thorns of rosesI also said that I

  

Shiny Eyes

The beauty, the beauty of heaven, Your red, blushy cheeks. The grace of every person’s heart,Your comforting smile. I  can declare the

  

You and Me Against Sanity

Trigger Warnings: Mental Anguish, Sanity × When none of the fireflies stayed alive for long enough in the jar, I

  

The Price of Addiction

Trigger Warning: Substance Abuse × Alcohol abuse runs in my family.  It seems like a curse passed down the generations.

  

Whispers To My Starry-Eyed Crush

There’s no time I can imagine myself not thinking, Of the “New Girl” euphoria theme song not ringing. Every time I close

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

FICTION

  

Don’t Stop Me

Don’t Stop Me Don’t stop me, Man, for I want to fly…Let me be myself, for I want skyMy aim

  

Voices From The Valley Are Rising

Writer’s note: This story is a cocktail of my own lived experience, of observations that spanned my community outreach work

  

Shifting Fortunes, Shifting Fates

Trigger Warning: Death × I still remember the night my father died. The years before were a blur of lavish

  

Counterfeit World 3.0

Trigger warnings: Climate emergency, animal neglect × Roscoe has defiled Doyle’s living room, again. So, Doyle was siphoning resources—not much,

  

Ye Olde Plastic Knight

Trigger Warnings: Alcohol abuse, family issues, instability × I awoke at the crack of noon. My first order of business

  

The Lone Walk

The sand beneath my feet whirls away,sweeping me off in a sway.On the floor, I lay,as my grief is in