Ian Sankan
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Writer and storyteller passionate about health and wellness, personal development, and pop culture. Exploring topics that inspire and educate. Let’s connect and share ideas!
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Our Neighborhood’s Group Chat Went Viral… Now We’re All Suspects in a ‘Who Ate Karen’s Quiche?’ Mystery
It began, as all modern tragedies do, with a text message. Karen Parkins, president of the Maplewood Culinary Beautification Committee (and self-appointed guardian of all things “artisanal”), had spent three days crafting her infamous caramelized-onion-and-gruyère quiche for the neighborhood potluck. She’d even Instagrammed it mid-bake with the caption, “When your crust is flakier than your ex’s promises. 💅” But when she arrived at the community center, the quiche was gone. All that remained was a lone spinach fleck and a note: “Sorry! 😬” written in Comic Sans on a Post-It.
By Ian Sankan9 months ago in Fiction
The Day My Grandma Accidentally Became a TikTok Star (And Why She’s Better at It Than Me)
It all started on a Tuesday, when I made the grave mistake of trying to teach Grandma Mabel how to “Google the weather.” To be fair, she’d been pestering me for weeks. “Claire-Bear,” she’d say, waving her flip phone like a talisman, “this thing keeps calling me a snack. Is it broken?” (Turns out, her bingo club’s group chat had autocorrected “soup” to “sup, hot stuff” again.) But I never imagined that my half-hearted tutorial would lead to her accidentally uploading a TikTok video titled “Grandma’s Kitchen Tips???”—a 45-second masterpiece of chaos that would dethrone me as the family’s sole “digital native.”
By Ian Sankan9 months ago in Fiction
Millennials vs Boomers vs Gen Z
With the rise of TikTok challenges, the ‘OK Boomer’ phrases, and avocado toast memes, it has become quite effortless to reduce serious social problems to mere generational fights. Baby Boomers are perceived as out-of-touch, Millennials are considered spoiled, while Gen Z is viewed as overly sensitive and weak. While these stereotypes allow people to create sensational headlines and ‘distract us’ articles, the real concern is that these distractions only highlight the trending issues of today. That said, the reality is that social blame is a disguise that conceals the real problems existing in society.
By Ian Sankan9 months ago in Journal
The Burnout Generation: Why Gen Z Is Prioritizing Mental Health Over Hustle Culture
For those who lived in a world where "rise and grind" was de rigueur, Generation Z has waged a quiet revolution. With their phones, student debt, and awareness of structural unfairness, Zoomers are actively challenging the poisonous cult of overwork in Millennial and Gen X workplaces. They are demanding workplaces where balance, meaning, and mental health are prioritized—a seismic shift against capitalism's hardwired grind ethos.
By Ian Sankan9 months ago in Journal
Swipe Right, Regret Later
The modern era of instant rewards through technology transformed how people find new dating partners. One touch of our finger allows us to find new connections leading to romance or friendship or casual spoken exchanges. Digital profiles along with carefully chosen images conceal secretive life challenges which affect many people without proper communication. Dating apps generate distinctive challenges which users worldwide experience while using their modern dating features. The following post will analyze the global themes together with social problems that produce both positive and negative effects in dating applications.
By Ian Sankan11 months ago in Journal
