PinnedLyka SethiWitnessI used to walk the distance, taking pleasure in the burn crawling up my thighs, sweat prickling my upper lip. This day, I didn’t bother. I…·19 min read·Mar 1, 2024----
Lyka SethiIt’s that simple.Another exercise in flash fiction, this time with a YA tilt.·2 min read·Apr 7, 2024----
Lyka SethiCity KidsMount Sutro is where he said we’d always be friends. We talked about how things might change but really they wouldn’t. Seventeen and a…·3 min read·Mar 16, 2024----
Lyka SethiEternal returnI sit on this toilet, in this half bathroom in my childhood home. Surrounded by the peeling pink-and-white striped wallpaper installed 40…·12 min read·Dec 31, 2022----
Lyka SethiNew parenthood has brought out the best in meEarly difficulties manifested a strength I never knew I possessed.·3 min read·Sep 18, 2021----
Lyka SethiThe ultimate transformationPregnancy is hard. Contemplating parenthood is hard. Understanding the weight of world and choosing to bring a child into it is confusing…·2 min read·Mar 24, 2021----
Lyka SethiLessons from an early miscarriageI’d been contemplating parenthood for a few years. I was never the type of person that always knew they wanted kids. As a child I only…·7 min read·Oct 30, 2020----
Lyka SethiIs listening enough?I awoke on my day off determined to write something. Anything. Over a cup of burnt coffee I wracked my brain trying to think of what I had…·4 min read·Sep 26, 2020--1--1
Lyka SethiTen negative thoughts, ten rebuttalsI have always been immensely, cruelly tough on myself. Not in a cute Sad Girl way. And certainly not in an ambitious…·3 min read·Oct 21, 2019----
Lyka SethiinCoconutsPoet Noel Quiñones on exploring his roots and supporting Bronx artistsThere is certainly no shortage of ambitious, passionate and energized New Yorkers, but it’s rare to encounter someone who directs as much…·16 min read·May 28, 2019----