The Inner Monologue

What I’ve been putting off is publishing without restraint.

I’ve written so many pieces that challenge power, hypocrisy, and complacency—things that I know would make people stop and think—but I keep hesitating. There’s always this lingering worry about the potential fallout, about what happens when opinion brushes too close to truth in a world that doesn’t always tolerate dissent.

In a way, I’ve been circling around my own hesitation in the essays themselves—writing about censorship, loyalty, and silence while still holding something back. The truth is, I’ve been afraid that hitting “publish” might matter more than I intend.

What I’ve really been putting off is stepping fully into the role my writing keeps pushing me toward: being unapologetically honest in a time when honesty has consequences.