A More Positive Perspective

Holly Jahangiri, Author
The Jolly Zeugma

The Jolly Zeugma

An homage to childlike imagination and determination, and the certainty we had as kids that we could solve any problem, given paper, paste, popsicles, and other “found objects.” With that, I give you The Jolly Zeugma – a Z word – and wish you a Happy National Poetry Month for the last time – till 2024!

Yes

Yes

A heartfelt “yes” is a wonderful thing, but it’s not always freely given.

Xanthippe

Xanthippe

Well behaved women seldom make history, but are often damned by it.

Within a Shell

Within a Shell

Shells tell countless tales before becoming grains of sand to make a beach, to drift into a dune, and everything we are is built upon the bones and shells crushed beneath the weight of a billion stories.

Usurped Emotions

Usurped Emotions

It’s not just boys who are taught to hide their emotions. We all are, as if feeling anything – positive or negative – is a sign of weakness.

Scalable Society

Scalable Society

Social media platforms, like train platforms, have the power to bring people together from all over the world. But they can also divide us and send us hurtling in opposite directions. Mind the gap.

Rise

Rise

I remember singing “Row, row, row your boat” at the nursing home where my great-grandmother lived, thinking the lyrics “Life is but a dream” were “Life goes down the drain.” It was terrifying. I’ve never looked at old age – OR drains – the same way since.