Stream of Consciousness
New Year’s Reflection
Well, well, well. Another year has passed — and with that, another year of me being on Medium is on the verge of starting. Offline, my life has been getting somewhat more hectic. Work, errands, social stuff — you name it. I don’t really like going into my personal life all that much, but I’d say it’s been a fair deal more intense than it was in 2024.
By Snarky Lisa15 days ago in Humans
Remaking Your Dreams When You've Lost Them
Kids dream a lot. They daydream, they envision themselves as kings, queens and heroes. The lines between reality and imagination are still blurred, magic exists around festivals. Fairytales might as well be real — who says they aren’t?
By Paul Fingl15 days ago in Humans
When the News Moves On, the Silence Stays
The first thing you notice is the quiet. Not the peaceful kind, the kind that hums with absence. The kind that settles over a street where, just months ago, the air was thick with shouts and sirens and the relentless whir of helicopters circling overhead. Now, there’s only the occasional car rolling over cracked pavement, the distant bark of a dog, the rustle of plastic bags caught in the skeletal branches of a dead tree.
By Megan Stroup15 days ago in Humans
No One Explained My Rights
The first thing I remember is how fast everything moved. Not physically—no one rushed me—but procedurally. Words were spoken in a sequence that felt practiced, like steps on a staircase I hadn’t been warned I’d need to climb. I kept waiting for someone to pause. To check in. To say, Here’s what this means.
By Megan Stroup16 days ago in Humans
