Posts by Mahak Singhal

Sarah stared at her phone as the familiar notification chimed: "Water plants - 6:00 PM." Her peace lily sat drooping in its corner, despite yesterday's thorough soaking. Outside, her tomatoes…

Sarah's hands were sweating as she walked into the conference room for her job interview. The moment she saw the three executives sitting at the long table, panic kicked in.…

Sarah sits across from her best friend at their favorite coffee shop, nodding and smiling as Emma shares exciting news about her promotion. But inside, Sarah feels like she's watching…

Last Tuesday, my daughter knocked over a full glass of chocolate milk directly onto our cream-colored sectional. The splash seemed to happen in slow motion – that awful moment when…

Sarah stares at her laptop screen, cursor blinking in an empty email. Her boss asked for a quick response an hour ago, but something feels stuck. Not writer's block exactly—more…

Margaret stares at her kitchen clock showing 2:47 PM, trying to remember if she already had lunch. The retired librarian used to run a tight ship – story time at…

Margaret stared at her kitchen counter, counting the pill bottles for the third time that morning. Tuesday? Wednesday? The days blurred together like watercolors in the rain. Her phone buzzed…

Sarah stood in her backyard last July, watching water from her sprinkler system race down the slight incline and disappear into the storm drain. Her neighbor's identical garden, just ten…

Sarah noticed her teenage daughter's shoulders sagging as she walked through the front door after school. "How was your day, honey?" she asked, the same question she'd been asking for…

Last Thursday morning, I watched my 28-year-old neighbor drag himself to his car like he was walking through quicksand. Dark circles, shoulders hunched, the whole "why is life so hard"…