Apologies for not posting an update last week: I’m going through what I’ll call a Health Concern, in the hopes that it won’t turn into a full-blown Health Scare. I’m still in the throes of finding the appropriate resources, which is made harder by the fact that I have no healthcare plan to speak of (my schedules got wonky for a while, as a result). I’ll keep everyone updated.
Every weekday, I post–on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn–an essay (sometimes more than one) from my archive, along with new work published that week. I realised it might make sense to compile these links at the end of every week, so that readers who missed them at the time can catch up. Here’s an archive of these posts.
You’re welcome to follow me on any of those social media platforms, but please note that I’m no longer accepting new friend requests on FB unless I’ve met you and know you personally. You can, however, still follow me there without us directly “friending” each other.
But, here’s a list of what I posted over the last fortnight (minus a couple of days when I just withdrew from the web).
“On Graduation,” a short piece, relevant right now.
“Every President Is a Sociopath.”
“Christopher Lane’s Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness.”
“On Hasan Minhaj, Trauma Passports, and Immigrant Fictions.”
“On Malayalam and Melancholia.” This one was blocked and taken down by Facebook, with the claim that I was spamming people: I suspect it has everything to do with the fact that the script used in the lead image resembled a “suspicious” one. Solidarity to all in the Arab-speaking-and-writing world!
I’m currently trying to figure out my summer schedule. Hopefully, the months ahead will be worry-free. I also have Very Significant Work to get done, and there is a chance that I’ll just hunker down on that and write new essays more intermittently. Just trying to get a diagnosis in the U.S under these conditions is an exhausting task, and I need all the energy I can get. I finished one major work, am about to start another, and I could not be happier in my writing.
But, as I’ve said: more soon.
Here’s some interesting work to read or listen to:
Podcast: “How the Jalapeño Lost Its Heat.”
Happy Weekend!
Image: Edvard Munch, Summer Night by the Beach, (1902-03).
