The Solemn Sir

I went to school to be a journalist, not realizing just how unstable the industry had become. Ever since I was a kid, writing had been my way of making sense of the world. I never cared for fiction because reality was more than enough to unpack. I filled pages with my experiences, trying to […]

Disclaimer: The names in this story have been changed to protect the privacy of those involved. I was in my dorm, staring at a half-finished project that had been sitting on my laptop for weeks. The deadline was creeping up, and I told myself I’d knock out a few pages before taking a break. Then

I do not know if there is ever a perfect moment to become a father, but I do know when I found out she was pregnant, it felt like the closest thing to it. We had been trying for months. Tracking, timing, hoping. Every negative test was a quiet heartbreak. But then, one day, there