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What Do You Do When Every Option is Bad?

Siddhant Jun 13, 2026 4 min read

Many of us may have read or heard the story of Mama Marich. Mama Marich was the maternal uncle of the Demon King Ravana of Lanka. The story goes like this — when Ram killed Khar and Dushan in the Dandakaranya Forest,...

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What Do You Do When Every Option is Bad?
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Essays, stories, and reflections for readers who prefer questions over easy answers.

No easy answers here. Just honest questions about people, society, and the stories we tell ourselves to feel okay about it all.

A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

Siddhant Singh

I write about people, beliefs, power, relationships, and the stories we tell ourselves.

Some essays begin with social issues.
Others begin with personal questions.

Most begin with curiosity.

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