Archive - Hu Cares

hu cares | louise

On the first day of class Louise declared that she did not have email, and that we were to take out a writing implement and write down her telephone…

Mar 21 •

January 2024

hu cares | a gentle pat on the back

At some point along the way, it seems to have become fashionable to be anti-New Years resolution. And I mean, I get it. We are tired. We know we’re…

Jan 11 •

December 2023

hu cares | time

It’s only been an hour since I picked up my dog’s ashes. I got the email yesterday saying that they were ready, but I’d planned the day to the gills and…

Dec 7, 2023 •

October 2023

hu cares | mundane morals

Remember when sitcom episodes imparted some ham-handed moral? Boy Meets World: honesty is the best policy; just own up to it when you blow up Mr…

Oct 12, 2023 •

September 2023

hu cares | grateful all the time

Today, I’m going to write about nothing as a way of reclaiming the right to write about nothing. When a writer isn’t writing, that’s writer’s block …

Sep 15, 2023 •

December 2022

hu cares | don't google him

lessons learned at Books to Prisoners

Dec 2, 2022 •

November 2022

hu cares | what happened was: we reached the moon

Twitter is dying and I am surprised by how little I care. I’m not one for acrimonious break-ups but as soon as I decided to leave Twitter, I wanted to…

Nov 11, 2022 •

January 2021

hu cares | consider the toothpaste

For unobservant people (me), product labels are background noise. I don’t pay much attention to the text on a package of toilet paper or what’s written…

Jan 5, 2021 •

July 2020

hu cares | please scream inside your heart

In case you missed the best thing that’s happened on the internet so far this year, amusement parks in Tokyo are re-opening and the Wall Street Journal…

Jul 9, 2020 •

April 2020

Hu Cares | Before & After

When I was a teenager, I invented a ritual. Before a really exciting party or a big test or summer camp, I would take a moment while sitting on the…

Apr 1, 2020 •

February 2020

Hu Cares | Going to the forest

1996, Camp Shantituck: the shaky beams of six flashlights are bouncing around the waxed canvas tent ceiling. I’m cold and the ground is hard and it…

Feb 9, 2020 •

December 2019

Hu Cares | Doing the least harm

Last week, my parents asked what I want for Christmas. Usually, I say I don’t really need anything, but this year, I mentioned that I was thinking about…

Dec 3, 2019 •

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