After watching Finding Nemo one too many times, I decided to try speaking whale just for fun. I stood in my room, took a deep breath, and let out a long, slow, echoey “Hellooooooo.” My dog tilted his head in pure confusion. My sibling burst into laughter. And my mom yelled from the kitchen, asking if I was okay. I thought I was being pretty con

Imagine logging into Instagram and seeing your cat post a selfie with the caption, “Still better than you.” Dogs would flood the feed with photos of muddy paws and happy faces, hashtagged #GoodBoy and #FetchGoals. Parrots would be tweeting non-stop gossip, while raccoons would go viral for their late-night trash raids on TikTok. The internet wo

Dreams are like the mind’s way of throwing a surprise party every night with absolutely no theme or logic. One night, I was flying through a city made entirely of toast, chased by a talking banana wearing sunglasses. Another time, I had to take a math test on a rollercoaster, while my teacher turned into a giant hamster. These dreams make no sens

Every morning, without fail, my alarm clock screams at me like it’s holding a personal grudge. It doesn’t matter how sweetly I set it the night before or how gently I tap the snooze button it always seems to enjoy jolting me out of my dreams with maximum cruelty. The moment I start to drift into a peaceful slumber, it plots its revenge, waiting