So my parents and I have this proverbial discussion that comes up every time we see CNN report the U.S. Covid-19 death toll or report about the 45th president’s inaction and misinformation about the pandemic. And we had one tonight. Why didn’t the U.S. take the appropriate measures to minimize Covid-19 cases? One of my […]
Tag: Life
Life comes at you fast. It’s important in the grand scheme of things, yet a grain of sand in the hourglass of time. Scary & beautiful.
Healing through Horror Films
A little dead on arrival, but this is my post for Halloween! During the fall semester of my sophomore year, I was interested in film, screenwriting in particular. I used to peruse the upper level of the library for books about films — making them, the history, how to write them, etc. I checked out […]
Nightly Write #4
Happy Saturday. I hope your day went well. Mine kind of did. My mother, sibling and I visited my other sibling at college to deliver some of her winter clothes. We got take-out from McAllister’s, ate in the car together and decided to visit Barnes & Nobles. One thing about me: I love bookstores. Like, […]
1 Year on this Blog
It’s been a while since I last posted. But I am here to celebrate the fact that a year ago, I created this blog Keeps Me Up At Night at the height of my post-college unemployed/job hunting phase. The reason I started this blog is to create a space to coherently write about things I […]
Vexation of Spirit
Good evening! I just want to share a nonsensical sequence of thoughts I had last Wednesday after signing new-hire paperwork to work part-time, seven days a week between seven to seven. I’m getting ahead of myself. I got hired part-time at a grocery store. Yeah, it was official-ish last Wednesday. The I spent Valentine’s day […]