Posts by Mahak Singhal

Maria stared at her reflection in the elevator mirror, frantically checking her hairline one last time before her big presentation. The fluorescent lighting revealed what she'd been dreading – that…

Sarah stared at her kitchen sink at 11 PM, watching soapy water refuse to drain after washing dinner dishes. The familiar gurgle echoed from below, that sound every homeowner dreads.…

Imagine walking through your local forest and suddenly stumbling upon a towering pillar that looks like a tree trunk but has no branches, no leaves, and no roots. You'd probably…

Sarah Martinez has been flying commercial airliners for fifteen years, and she's never forgotten what her first flight instructor told her: "The sky is big, but two planes in the…

María walks her dog every morning through the cobblestone streets of Lisbon, passing the same ancient buildings her grandmother once knew. The ground feels solid beneath her feet, just as…

Sarah Martinez stepped outside her Dallas home last Tuesday morning to grab the newspaper, expecting the usual mild winter weather. Instead, she found her car door frozen shut and ice…

Last Tuesday, I watched my neighbor Sarah through her kitchen window, frantically waving a dish towel at her smoke alarm. She'd been trying to recreate that perfect pan-seared salmon she'd…

Marie Dupont never thought much about hydrogen until her city bus route in Chambéry started running quieter. The familiar diesel rumble was gone, replaced by an almost silent hum. When…

Sarah Chen had been circling the Toyota dealership parking lot for fifteen minutes, second-guessing herself. Her Tesla-driving neighbor had been relentless about going electric, while her brother kept pushing her…

Sarah stared at her heating bill in disbelief. Despite keeping her thermostat locked at the "recommended" 19°C all winter, her family had been constantly cold, layering sweaters indoors and running…