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Shayan Kashani
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May 18

The Other Way Around

You didn’t come here to make a choice. You’ve already made it. You are here to try to understand why you made it. What if I told you that you already know the answer to every question, the solution to every riddle, the end to every chapter, act, and play…

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The Other Way Around
The Other Way Around

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May 15

The Green-Eyed Monster

In the realm where hearts reside, a shadow lurks, unseen A spectre named Envy, draped in veils of green. She lingers in the twilight, beneath the moon’s soft glow, Feeding on desire, in the garden where love grows. She whispers in the silence, a voice laced with deceit, Comparing, always…

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The Green-Eyed Monster
The Green-Eyed Monster

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May 14

Weak Sauce on a Nothing Burger

every morning i wake up before the crack of dawn. i meditate. i smoke a joint. then i go for a run. every night before i go to bed i play a game of chess. a sport that can both induce and relieve stress. my life is structured, yet flexible i…

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Weak Sauce on a Nothing Burger
Weak Sauce on a Nothing Burger

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May 1

Day 1: what the hell are we talkin’ ‘bout?

i’m going somewhere new a place i’ve never been a thing i’ve been scared of my whole blessed life and on the eve of this momentous occasion on the precipice of solving the equation there are a few things i want to say. number one. to all the special people i’ve met…

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Day 1
Day 1

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May 23, 2022

Me, You, and Everyone We Know

Several months ago, I started running again. But wait, I’ve gotten ahead of myself. Several years ago, the entire planet was plunged into a global health pandemic. You might have heard of it. As all that unfolded, I went through various degrees of resilience when it came to how well…

Philosophy

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Me, You, and Everyone We Know
Me, You, and Everyone We Know
Philosophy

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May 17, 2022

A Good Date to Die On

“Honeyyyyyyy! You awaaake? Foooood’s readyyy!” Eyes open, staring at the ceiling, Matt ignored his mother’s call. He wasn’t sleepy, but he also didn’t want to get up. This was it. The first day of spring. The day had finally arrived, and he couldn’t believe it. For a moment he squeezed…

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A Good Date to Die On
A Good Date to Die On

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May 17, 2022

dxe1=Q#

It always seems impossible until it’s done. This quote may or may not be accurately attributed to Nelson Mandela. But regardless of who said it first, the sentiment is true all the same. For a species so quick to pat itself on the back for its unbounded imagination, we sure…

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dxe1=Q#
dxe1=Q#

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May 16, 2022

Is there anybody out there?

I received an email from work on Thursday, March 12th, 2020. It was to notify all faculty that due to the rising number of cases of the novel coronavirus, the college campus will remain closed and all classes will be suspended for two weeks. Two weeks! I mean, yea, okay…

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Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?

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May 16, 2022

Fait Accompli

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released the sixth iteration of its climate assessment report, AR6 (Report on Climate Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability). AR6 is the most comprehensive and extensive examination of the climate crisis to date. Impacting every single person on the planet, it is arguably one…

Environmental Issues

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Fait Accompli
Fait Accompli
Environmental Issues

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May 13, 2022

Get on the Wagon

Sports fans. We need to talk. But first, I’d like to set the record straight about myself: I am a sports fan (not to be mistaken with athlete, which is its own animal), and have been for as long as I can remember. My earliest memories of fandom are from…

Fandom Sports

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Get on the Wagon
Get on the Wagon
Fandom Sports

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Shayan Kashani

Shayan Kashani

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Writer — Teacher — Philosopher —Runner —Reader — Nomad.

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