Thoughts on the Night Before the 2020 Election

Nisha Mathur
5 min readNov 3, 2020

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How can this moment feel as monumental as it does regular, dull, and Monday evening? Is it even Monday? The ceiling fan above slowly turns, suddenly bothering me. The roof is splitting by gushed Brooklyn winds. What about the ticking clock in the room? It only seems to tick when I notice it’s there.

I’m in Bed-Stuy, and the 2020 presidential election is tomorrow. I’m alone, eating…

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Nisha Mathur

Thoughts on current events and growing up, coated with humor