Writing and relationships

Genine Babakian

Aug 30, 20214 min read

Don't Take Away My Bad Poetry

I’m not sure when the addiction took hold, but I knew I had a problem the moment I realized that I was taking snippets of overheard...

Genine Babakian

May 19, 20204 min read

Please, College Student. Do Something. Anything

Now that that semester is over, and you are facing the void we will hereafter refer to as the #SummerOf2020, you’ve got to suck it up.

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Genine Babakian

Apr 24, 20203 min read

Remembering the Armenian Genocide

Like many grandmothers, mine had an assortment of keepsakes she displayed around her, mostly in cheap frames she bought at Woolworth’s....

Genine Babakian

Apr 21, 20202 min read

When It Comes to Chain Mail, I Am the Weakest Link

In the pandemic-fueled revival of the near forgotten past-time of chain letters, I am the weakest link.

Genine Babakian

Nov 1, 20192 min read

Spark Joy: Keep Your Stuff

Want to #SparkJoy? Contrary to popular advice about living with less, I'd like to make a counter argument: Sometimes, more is more.

Genine Babakian

Feb 13, 20162 min read

On Valentine's Day, Do Letters Mean More than Flowers?

After celebrating a milestone anniversary, a friend of mine recently confessed that it was her husband’s mastery of the semicolon that...

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