This time of year usually sparks frenetic self-evaluation. How did I do over the past year — have I done enough, built enough, lived enough? What do I have yet …
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Holiday Balloons
Imagine a jar of inflatable balloons.Take the balloons out of the jar and blow them up one by one. Now, gather those balloons and cram them all back into the …
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An Examination of Fear
“You’re basically committing suicide. For a man.” I usually eye-roll at my Mom’s hysterics. But this time, I understood what she meant: In an imploding world, you’re safe here. You …
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Light and Shadow
Hate is a strong word. So, I will say: I really, really, REALLY dislike Aprils. They make me very uncomfortable. I postulate that it is because as a toddler, my extroverted mother threw …
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Gone Wild
[An open letter to my family] .My Dear Siblings, I hereby resign from the position of Unofficially Appointed Responsible Member of the Family. It has been an honor to have …
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Silence
Silence is Complicity, they say. There is pressure to be vocal, to express solidarity, and to aid in the fight against the socio-economic structures that perpetuate racial injustice. There is …
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Sheer Miracle
He’s a veritable promdi (provincial kid) with vivid childhood memories of cavorting in the river and being circumcised under a tree. She’s a bona fide city mouse with memories of …
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Crisis and Freedom
This time each year, I usually escape into a solo trip to fill my seemingly insatiable appetite for silence, and solitude, and freedom. This year, I find myself in just …
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In Memoriam
We will get through this. As proven time and again, mankind will overcome this struggle as he has done before — over wars, plagues, natural calamities. This pandemic will be …
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Numbers
We’re all bound to get it, you say.Eight out of ten people will fall ill. But even then, you say, we’ll be fine.The numbers show Eighty percent of cases are …
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