Posts by Mahak Singhal

Maria stared at her phone screen in the grocery store checkout line, watching her banking app load with the familiar knot in her stomach. The balance showed $3,200 — not…

Maria had been growing her hair for three years, determined to prove that women over 50 could still have long, beautiful hair. But every morning, she'd catch herself in the…

Last Tuesday, I found myself scrubbing the bathroom mirror for the fourth time in two hours. The streaks were gone. The toothpaste spots had vanished. Yet there I was, paper…

Sarah stared at the dust bunnies under her coffee table, knowing exactly what needed to happen. But the thought of digging through her hallway closet—past the winter coats, around the…

Sarah stared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror at 7 AM, feeling centered and ready to tackle the day. By 10 AM, a single email from her boss had…

Sarah reached for her phone before her feet even hit the floor. Three missed calls from her mom, two work emails marked "urgent," and a group chat debating weekend plans…

Sarah watched her coworker Jake's mouth move as he described his weekend hiking adventure. She nodded at the right moments, even threw in a few "wow, that sounds amazing" responses.…

Sarah stares at her laptop screen at 11:47 PM, supposedly finishing up work emails. But her mind isn't really there. It's jumping between tomorrow's presentation, the argument she had with…

Three months ago, I was staring at my bank statement at 2 AM, feeling that familiar knot in my stomach. My checking account showed $247, and rent was due in…

Maria stood in her backyard at 7 AM, coffee in one hand, hose in the other, watching water pool on the surface of her flower bed. She'd been out here…