I got hit with two whammies in one week—and weirdly, I’m starting to think it might not have been a bad thing. At the beginning of April (2026), my full-time employer told me our time together had come to an end, but thankfully it wasn’t a bad breakup and we’re still on good terms. That…

My flowers beside me are dying and I feel genuinely sad about it, even though I know cut flowers are supposed to fade. I feel bad when I break anything, guilty when I throw things away, and I once got emotional over that IKEA commercial where the lamp gets abandoned in the rain. Now I…

I’ve been thanking AI assistants since it first appeared on my iPhone, and I quietly thank my computer when it behaves the way it’s supposed to. The more I learn about autism, the more I wonder if this is part of it — treating non-human things with kindness because my brain naturally extends feelings and…