Written by AnneMarie Auvenshine (Inspired by Senthil’s Journey in the novel “A Friend”) There’s a moment every writer dreams of — not the moment a book gets published, but the moment it stops being yours and…
The Vacations We Didn’t Take
Written by AnneMarie Auvenshine (Inspired by Senthil’s Journey in the novel “A Friend”) Summer has a way of asking questions you didn’t know you were carrying. As the season winds down this year, I find myself…
A Physician’s lack of empathy on disability
I have faced many challenges dealing with hearing loss, social anxiety, and broken friendships. It has created a roadblock on many aspects of life. In recent years, I’ve confronted a new medical issue: limited peripheral vision…
How MyKayla Skinner’s Story Helped Me Speak Up About Cyberbullying
When I watched Olympic gymnast MyKayla Skinner speak openly about the bullying she endured — including from one of the most beloved athletes in the world, Simone Biles — I felt something shift inside me. Her…
Bullies, Back Then and Now: Why A Friend Still Matters
Bullying isn’t new—but it has changed. If you were a middle school student in the 1980s, you might remember bullying as something that happened face-to-face: being teased in the classroom, whispered about in the cafeteria, or made…
New Beginnings
My name is Senthil Srinivasan, and I am the author of the newly published novel A Friend. This story explores themes of overcoming challenges related to social isolation, bullying, disabilities, and friendship, among others. I believe…