The first essay I ever published online, “Coding ‘White Trash’ in Academia,” was a rant I drafted in a few hours — about how my rural, small-town origins often left me feeling out of place in academic ...

I was unhappy in my corporate job, so when we went remote, I started freelancing on the side. My initial gigs didn't give me a byline and paid a measly $.01 a word, but I was too happy to care. I kept ...

I was following the conventional road to success — finishing college, getting my MBA, and joining a tech firm — but after four years in the same job, I felt trapped. I live and work in India. When the ...