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Bloomin’ Cactus

March 6, 2025

I came into the kitchen and noticed something strange happening to my cactus plant. A red bulb was sprouting out one of its leaves, and in the coming days more popped up. I was gifted this cactus over a year ago and in all that time, I had no idea it was capable of blooming. … More Bloomin’ Cactus

I got assaulted

August 9, 2024

I just got assaulted. Or I guess you could say I lost a fight badly. I think if you lose a fight badly enough you can just say “I got assaulted”. It started outside the Planet Fitness on Winter Street. A woman leaving work says excuse me after stepping out of the way of a … More I got assaulted

Fig-uring Things Out

February 17, 2024

Imagine yourself perched in a fig tree. Around you are branches with fruits on the ends representing different paths of your life. In one you’re a world-class painter, another a journalist. You could be anything from a high school teacher to a lead scientist at a biotech company, but going for one fig means you lose the rest … More Fig-uring Things Out

Max’s 2023 Recap

December 31, 2023

2023 is over. In a new tradition I’m creating right now, I am going to summarize my life these last twelve months and share the resolutions I made last New Year’s.  In December of 2022, I was living in downtown Boston and had been working my first job out of college in a lab for … More Max’s 2023 Recap