Tata must be shocked in heaven that I volunteered to speak, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if I didn’t take this opportunity to honor her …
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Meditation on Landscape
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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