For people who feel deeply, think too much, and notice everything.
Personal essays about wonder, becoming, love, travel, and the little things that turn out not to be little at all.
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Hi, I’m Sandhya.
I’ve been writing things down for as long as I can remember—about cities and stars, careers, friendships, falling in love, physics and feelings.
Coffee & Check-Ins is where I make sense of life one story, observation, and occasionally overextended metaphor at a time.
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There are a lot of ways to be alive.
✦ THE SUNDAY CHECK-IN ✦
A little something to carry into the week.
A Sunday note about something I’m thinking about, something I noticed, something I loved, and one question to take with you.
Delivered Sundays. No inbox chaos. Just a check-in.
Latest Notes
The newest things I’ve been thinking about.
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Two BFFs cosplaying as morning people
Hey Rockstars, I’m writing this on Thursday night, and I really had to laugh at the series of events over…
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Take what resonates (sometimes it just isn’t for you)
Hey rockstars, I recently read Rose Hirst’s essay for Roe Magazine, Not Everything Is About You. Please Learn to Scroll,…
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Let’s keep noticing.