Modern Love/Loneliness

A Year in Poems: 2018

A compilation of prose poetry that takes me on a trip down memory lane.

A personal essay about a foiled picnic date, superficial interactions and the performance of nonchalance to evoke desirability online.

A young adult stumbles on an old-school approach to dating, harking back to the days before texting became the norm.

How being in love with the idea of someone can make you blind to the red flags in a relationship.

Whether it’s Tinder or Minder (an intentionally less sordid version for Muslims), dating apps are a temporary solution to feeling unworthy.

Who knew dating in your 20s would be this tough?