Anaakhya Kavi
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Call me Kavi. Medical student, author, aspiring actor. I tell stories about being a queer brown woman in America.
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Coming Up on One Year of COVID-19: Tips from a Crisis Counselor
Alright, alright, alright - I know what you’re all thinking. “It feels like last March never ended, and now here we are again, still in the middle of this godforsaken pandemic, penniless, exhausted, and trapped in our homes, and you have the audacity to publish another empty-worded self-help article tellings us to get our lives together?!”
By Anaakhya Kavi5 years ago in Psyche
Chai or Coffee?
For as long as I can remember, my father woke up every morning and made a large pot of chai. He was a poet, an artist - I knew because I’d seen his old souvenir notebooks filled with rhyming verse, frayed sticky notes and hotel napkins decorated with elaborate sketches of cars.
By Anaakhya Kavi5 years ago in Families
Candy Hearts Are Meant To Be Crushed
Valentine’s Day is upon us! I imagine this must be an especially trying day this year, where pandemic restrictions not only prevent you from seeing your beloved, but also severely limit the ways us single people can conspire with our friends to pair up and take advantage of the inevitable couples’ discounts at fancy restaurants.
By Anaakhya Kavi5 years ago in Beat
Fight or Flight
Breathe through your mouth, Mallika reminded herself, leaning heavily on the ropes outlining the boxing ring. “Boxing ring” was generous, really. The mat was a grimy, torn relic, and she was pretty sure the ropes had been stolen from the wharf across the highway. She shook her head of the thoughts. The crowd jeered as her opponent assumed a ready stance, beckoning her with a cheeky crook of her finger. Mallika rolled her eyes.
By Anaakhya Kavi5 years ago in Humans
