Posts by Mahak Singhal

Sarah stared out her kitchen window at what used to be her pride and joy. The lawn that hosted summer barbecues and her daughter's first steps now looked like a…

Sarah's New Year's Eve party was perfect until Monday morning. Three guests called in sick with violent stomach cramps and nausea. The culprit? Those beautiful oysters she'd proudly served on…

When Zhang Wei boarded his flight from Shanghai to Beijing last month, he probably didn't realize he was stepping into aviation history. His China Eastern Airlines flight was powered by…

I still remember the moment it clicked. Sitting in traffic on a particularly dreary Tuesday morning, rain pelting the windscreen and brake lights stretching endlessly ahead, I suddenly realized I…

Sarah Jenkins was pulling pink fiberglass insulation from her attic when she had to stop. Again. The itchy particles had worked their way through her protective gear, leaving her arms…

Last February, my neighbor Sarah noticed something odd during our unusually harsh cold snap. While her bird feeder was constantly buzzing with activity, requiring refills twice daily, the Norwegian exchange…

Maria Santos had lived in her small Portuguese village for seventy-three years, walking the same cobblestone streets her grandmother once traveled. Last month, when her grandson showed her a GPS…

Sarah Martinez was loading her Honda with groceries when her phone buzzed with the weather alert. "Major polar vortex disruption approaching. Expect significant travel disruptions nationwide." She glanced at the…

Sarah was rushing to catch the 8:15 train when she spotted him. A scruffy terrier with mismatched ears, sitting perfectly still while his owner fumbled with a coffee cup and…

Sarah stared at her snake plant in disbelief. After three months of complete neglect—forgotten waterings, zero sunlight, and a corner so dark she needed her phone's flashlight to check on…