Posts by Mahak Singhal

Sarah Martinez was rushing to catch a movie when the ATM screen went blank. She'd inserted her card, entered her PIN, and selected $60 cash. Then her phone rang—her sister…

Ahmed used to joke with his wife that he was building a city on Mars. Every morning at 5 AM, he'd climb into the company bus with dozens of other…

Sarah watched her coworker dismiss a client's feedback with a wave of his hand. "People don't know what they want," he said, turning back to his computer. The client had…

Sarah stared at the pool entrance, her gym bag heavy in her hand. Three months of paying for a membership she barely used. The chlorine smell made her dizzy, and…

Sarah stares at her laptop screen from her home office, a converted spare bedroom with plants on the windowsill and her dog sleeping quietly in the corner. It's 3:47 PM,…

Sarah stares at her electricity bill, the numbers dancing mockingly in front of her eyes. £180 this month. Just two years ago, when she upgraded to that sleek induction hob…

Maria Gonzalez checks her phone one more time as her flight to London gets delayed again. Three hours late, and counting. She's already missed her connecting train to Paris, and…

Maria, an urban planning professor in Barcelona, was showing her students the latest satellite images from Saudi Arabia when one of them gasped. "Wait, that's supposed to be a city?"…

Sarah Martinez was halfway through her usual Tuesday commute when her phone buzzed with the alert. "Winter storm warning in effect," it read, followed by numbers that made her do…

Sarah's phone buzzes at 11:23 PM as she locks up her Manchester office. Another weather alert. She glances at the notification, rolls her eyes, and slips the phone back into…