Posts by Mahak Singhal

Sarah stared at her kitchen counter on a Tuesday evening, feeling that familiar knot of dinner frustration. The kids wanted crispy chicken nuggets and chips – nothing green in sight.…

Sarah stared at her laptop screen, watching the quarterly reports pile up in her inbox. As a project manager at a mid-sized tech company, she often wondered if artificial intelligence…

Last Tuesday evening, I watched my neighbor Marie carry yet another heavy gratin dish from her oven to the dining table, her face flushed from the heat and effort. "This…

Sarah was halfway through her grocery list when her phone buzzed with the third weather alert in twenty minutes. She looked up at the fluorescent lights of the supermarket, then…

I thought I was losing my mind when I caught myself doing it the third time in a row. Every morning before leaving for work, I'd place a single glass…

Sarah had driven eight hours to see her first total solar eclipse in 2017. She'd packed snacks, folding chairs, and expensive eclipse glasses she'd ordered online months earlier. When totality…

I still remember the moment my wildlife photographer friend showed me her favorite shot from Brazil. Two massive crocodiles lounged in shallow water, their prehistoric eyes scanning the banks. Just…

Sarah stares at her phone screen at 11:47 PM, watching the amber weather alert flash across her notifications. Tomorrow's her daughter's school nativity play – the one they've been rehearsing…

Sarah stared at her reflection in the salon mirror, watching her colorist mix yet another batch of dark brown dye. The silver roots peeking through made her wince. At 45,…

Margaret stood in front of her bathroom mirror, adjusting her new reading glasses for the third time that morning. At 74, she'd finally given in to progressive lenses, but something…