Residue

Often, what remains is fateful. But should we tempt it, for posterity?

May 26 • Jagruit Jani

2

1

If Only I Could Sleep Like a Binturong

Haven’t paid my sleep debt in two years now.

May 3 • Jagruit Jani

3

1

April 2026

I Thought I was Buying an AC

Or, why are you shoving the AI snake oil down my throat?

Apr 19 • Jagruit Jani

3

1

March 2026

Clipped

I thought I had wings to fly; but the moment I flapped, they folded inward.

Mar 20 • Jagruit Jani

3

1

For When the Bell Tolls

Some bells echo up to the field of life. Some ring beyond that horizon. All by the hands of Death.

Mar 14 • Jagruit Jani

6

1

Priorities

How do we lose sight of what matters?

Mar 9 • Jagruit Jani

4

1

1

February 2026

Are You Entitled to the Food You Eat?

OpenAI’s CEO and AI evangelist, Sam Altman, has opinions on this matter.

Feb 24 • Jagruit Jani

4

1

Anathema to My Madness

I thought I knew who I was, what I wanted. But then my job exploded, my sanity imploded, and I found the prison of hope.

Feb 20 • Jagruit Jani

7

3

1

Into a Thousand Suns

A deconstruction of the past that deconstructed my sense of self.

Feb 8 • Jagruit Jani

6

2

1

Haunt; or the Persistence of Memories

Some absences never leave. What lingers—of houses gone, of rooms vacated, and of shelves cracked—the marks fade. Yet the dust never quite settles.

Feb 2 • Jagruit Jani

5

1

1

January 2026

A Soliloquy on Solitude

Or, an observation of hugging the tatters of loneliness—voluntarily, inadvertently, and reluctantly

Jan 17 • Jagruit Jani

6

2

1

The Great Pao Debacle of 2026

Ah, the taste of stale bread. I never knew buns were so ripe for puns.

Jan 10 • Jagruit Jani

6

1