The Door You Left Open
On the gap between being useful and being present.
writing
Writing, when I have something worth saying.
Essays, build notes, and the occasional smaller piece. Sparse by design.
latest
Jun 28, 2026 / 4 min read
The Biscuits Are Still Here
On the quiet loss of a dog who was never ours on paper, and the small household habits that still remember him.
recent archive
6 recent / 16 total
The Room Where Love Became Obedient
On Gunahon Ka Devta, Chander's clean-looking cowardice, and the violence hidden inside worship.
Just Two Years
Reading Muna Madan in a country that still teaches love to leave.
The Story That Ended Before the Life Did
On narrative foreclosure: when pain stops being one chapter and starts deciding which futures still feel possible.
The Prize That Stole the Pencil
On the overjustification effect, reward, and how a private reason can be replaced while the hand still keeps moving.
The Last Day Has No Date
On undated grief, vanishing friendships, lost selves, and the ordinary days that become endings without telling us.
fragments
14 published
Shorter pieces live separately from the essays. Some things are better left small.
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