Posts by Mahak Singhal

Margaret stood at her bathroom mirror, watching herself move like she was underwater. At 65, her morning stiffness routine had become as predictable as her alarm clock. First, the careful…

The water bill arrived on a Tuesday, tucked between credit card offers and grocery store ads. I barely glanced at it before tossing it onto the counter—same routine, same amount,…

Sarah sits at her desk, staring at an email she's rewritten six times. Her colleague praised her presentation yesterday, but instead of feeling proud, her chest tightens with familiar anxiety.…

Sarah rushed through her apartment, already ten minutes late for her job interview. She grabbed her phone, wallet, and bag, then froze. Her car keys weren't on the kitchen counter…

Sarah stared at her phone as the Slack notification lit up the screen: "Just signed with the unicorn startup. Base salary doubled, plus equity that could make me a millionaire.…

Sarah discovered her apartment had become unlivable on a Tuesday morning. She'd been searching for her work ID badge for twenty minutes, tearing through drawers and cushions in a growing…

Sarah squinted at her paperwork, feeling that familiar burning sensation creep behind her eyelids. She'd been proud of herself today—phone tucked away in her desk drawer, laptop closed since lunch.…

Sarah sat at her desk for the fourth straight hour, feeling like her spine had fused into the shape of her office chair. Her neck ached, her shoulders felt permanently…

Sarah stared at her phone screen at 11:47 PM, thumb hovering over the "delete all data" button in her budgeting app. It was the third time this month she'd been…

Sarah sits in her car after work, engine off, staring at her house through the windshield. The porch light is on, dinner needs to be made, and her kids are…