Mereyian SelanteiI turned 21 and here’s why I’m developing a relationship with uncertainty.Birthdays for me have always been a point of reflection and as I sit here taking stock of my 20th chapter, I am beyond grateful that it…Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
Mereyian SelanteiHere’s why we should normalise friendship breakups.Friendship breakups hurt worse than romantic breakups. A consensus was finally reached by me and some of my girlfriends during one of our…Jun 20, 2021Jun 20, 2021
Mereyian SelanteiWithin the stillnessAt least once a week, for the past month or so, I have woken up and felt a part of my body in a profound way. I guess life has a way of…May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Mereyian SelanteiNavigating a writer’s blockTo be loved but not known is comforting but superficial- Timothy KellerJan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021
Mereyian Selantei20 things I know for sure at 20.20 years on planet earth and there has been nothing but real value to each experience I’ve had. Who knew that 2 decades would bring such…Oct 29, 20201Oct 29, 20201
Mereyian SelanteiTHE UNSOULMATEWhenever anyone asks me to describe my writing, I normally include the fact that I am an unsurprisingly good memoirist. It’s the kind of…Aug 21, 20201Aug 21, 20201
Mereyian SelanteiADDITION BY SUBTRACTION‘One day I decided that I was beautiful and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful person. It had everything to do with what I…Apr 27, 20201Apr 27, 20201
Mereyian SelanteiBeauty and Broken Mirrors‘Oh no sweetie don’t say your fat, say you have fat. No honey you’re not fat, you’re beautiful. OMG I really love your confidence.’ It’s…Mar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020
Mereyian SelanteiMY ENOUGH IS ENOUGHThe problem with being brought up in a classist society is that you constantly have to deal with the question, am I enough? This reality…Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020
Mereyian SelanteiTHAT KIND OF SELF LOVE THAT LIBERATESMy math teacher always asked me to find X. I always wondered why I was the one whose mathematical journey had been doomed to find…Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020