Non-Fiction

My Collection of Useless Memories

M.P.C. / June 4, 2026

Have you ever wondered why we end up carrying around all these memories that serve no real purpose? The ones

M.P.C. / March 18, 2026

Her hunched back and distant gaze are a heartbreaking sight. Not the mom I grew up watching; the fast-paced, sharp,

M.P.C. / December 16, 2024

Does having a second or third teacher in a classroom make students wonder who they should report to? Sure. “Who’s

M.P.C. / August 27, 2024

There’s this trolley I take. My rides are usually short, but when I’m on it, I see all kinds of

M.P.C. / August 11, 2024

Warm Sunday morning. 11:11 on the clock. Been sitting here since nine sharp. Why can’t I get up, I wonder,

M.P.C. / August 5, 2024

What felt like a breakdown was probably a combination of hormonal changes and the realization that my present was bigger

M.P.C. / March 19, 2024

Runny noses every other week. Bodies discovering and adapting to a new disease. Obliviousness to reasons why one should not

M.P.C. / February 19, 2024

As defined by Merriam-Webster online dictionary, ghosting is: the act or practice of abruptly cutting off all contact with someone

M.P.C. / September 19, 2023

Since I love stories of kindness, I’m going to share a short one today. In the lobby of a doctor’s

M.P.C. / August 22, 2023

I thought I’d make this post a reintroduction. For the old readers and the new ones landing on this blog,

M.P.C. / February 12, 2023

I am usually very well-coordinated, organized, and able to follow directions. But when it comes to cooking, I am a

M.P.C. / January 30, 2023

“Good-natured, thoroughly emphatic human being who doesn’t love animals but means well.” Those are the first words that came to