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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
Aug 30, 20214 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.
Genine Babakian
May 19, 20204 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 24, 20203 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
Apr 21, 20202 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
Nov 1, 20192 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...
Genine Babakian
Feb 13, 20162 min read
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