Race and relationships. Two of the most popular topics that seem to never run out of stories. Everyone knows race and relationships are not always accurately represented on social media. In fact, I am frustrated with social media’s representation of interracial relationships. …

My ex is a rapist. That’s a lot to unpack. I found out a few months ago that my ex high school sweetheart dragged a drunk girl back to his room only to forcefully engage in unprotected, nonconsensual intercourse with her. I have the hearing report. I’ve read it several…

But we can slowly change that — When major shootings in Chicago make global news, there’s always something to question. And when it comes to Chicago, race is always at play. I was near some of the shootings that took place this weekend. Luckily, I and others I know are perfectly fine, but I can’t help but…

It’s so hard to know how much to write and when to write when it comes to making a consistent writing schedule, especially in the early stages when you’re not making that much money yet. I have the privilege to write without worrying about bills, but WHY DO I STILL…

Sometimes I cry Hoping that you’ll know why Calling to hang up and say bye Just to get you to try But you’d be hysteric, saying I swear it Isn’t true, why you always throw a fit Shit, maybe it’s the attention that’s lit To affirm my loneliness, to make…

I am starting to realize more and more that writing and publishing content doesn’t always have to be synonymous with social media. But wait! If you want people to read your work, don’t you promote it? Yes. There’s no getting around that, but sometimes, you want to write. You want…

Hi, Eva! I would love to be added to The Venting Machine as a writer!

Plenty of first generation children have spent a great deal thinking they’re not “desi” enough or “white” enough — On Being an Punjabi Indian Girl Who Speaks Spanish and Listens to Afrobeats For the last two years, I’ve become more spiritual and connected to my culture. It’s been a struggle to barely speak Punjabi and not know much about Sikhism. Like everything else with time, I realize that these values are actually very important to me.

“Let all of us make an effort to expand that tent, so that everyone rises and everyone has a chance to be seen and heard,” Jane Fonda preached in front of a socially distanced crowd protected with black masks. Elegantly decked in white, she spoke her heart out on one…