The High-and-Mighty Heirs

There is little men would do but eat and sleep and labour and fuck, and be witness to a world changed by great men and greater forces, without their interference. They put little thought into who led them- policy or person, and never looked outside what was shoved in their faces. They tended to the...

Engaging with the Intellectually Humbled

To me, it seems like the most organic process in the world to chance upon a subject that boasts either novelty, has a sense of urgency, or holds some allegiance to literature, science, sociology, politics, world history or cats, have it pique my interest, and then be curious and excited enough to spend a good...

To the Things that Band-aids Fix

Now, more than ever, I see what they mean When they said school was the best part of life When they said uniforms were a convenience   Now, more than ever, I wish it could be The first time I read Harry Potter The first time I braided my own hair   Now, more than...

We Have it Coming

For a generation that owns its stereotypes like a boss, And binge watches TV shows as an accomplishment, That has more pseudo-intellectuals than the other kind And has the luxury of negotiating the discomfort of real, For all things 'dank' and 'lit' For a generation that seeks gratification by the second, And groans at having...

How free is free-will?

If you ever, for a stretch of time, do not speak, whilst also resisting the urge to tune out everything around you, but listen, really listen, to words and tones, deep sighs and angry huffs, slow and fast movements, deliberate pauses in speech, a casual roll of an eye, or a passing smile at a...

Brash and Unembarrassed

I’m really done with prefaces for the moment. How about I skip the fancy ice breaker, and for once in my life, get right to it. Humans can broadly be divided into two categories: the nonchalant-s; those who boom their hello and don’t care if they jilt and jolt ten others around them, those who...