by Vella Karman | Feb 14, 2024 | Belonging
Everywhere I’m hearing about the “loneliness epidemic” and how it’ll kill us. Last year the US surgeon general warned that we need to treat the serious danger of loneliness in our culture. This article explains the health dangers and three different types of...
by Vella Karman | Feb 7, 2024 | Belonging
I knew I might die in the next few minutes. Cramped in the dark, we could hear it. All four of us, sitting chest to knees in our small pantry. We could hear it coming closer. My feet pressed against my mom’s shoes across from me. My dad’s leg pressed...
by Vella Karman | Jan 31, 2024 | Belonging
I’m not sure if I had friends before Junior year of high school. Yeah, I spent time with a lot of people (except for my loner years). But what I call friendship now is a completely different thing. Have you ever seen those charts about acquaintances vs friends vs...
by Vella Karman | Jan 24, 2024 | Belonging
You don’t have to feel stuck when you’re lonely. Do you know the song Waving Through a Window from Dear Evan Hansen? “On the outside always looking in, will I ever be more than I’ve always been?” The first time I heard it, that song haunted me for weeks because...
by Vella Karman | Oct 5, 2023 | Book Reviews, Starlit Stories
Dear Reader, Perhaps you can relate to this: It is currently 10:45 at night, and I have just finished a very good book. My heart and mind are now full at the beautiful ending that was quite surprising. As I now wonder what to do with my time (rather than go to sleep,...
