✨What is your earliest childhood memory?
Sunny Side Updates with TBIN || Week 19ish!

Shortform Theme of the Week
This week’s shortform theme is: What is your earliest childhood memory?
Such a weird question, right? But, sit there and think — what is your absolute earliest memory? Is it influenced by the way that others around you have told the story? How old were you? What were you doing? Who do you remember?
Submit your shortform piece (<150 words) now to share your thoughts!
This is just a guideline for inspiration! You may submit shortforms related to other concepts if other ideas come to you! :)
The Brain is a Noodle*
*This is factually incorrect. Please absolutely do not go out and eat brains.
🍜 Piping Hot New(dle) Pieces of the Week
Challenge: *highlight* the ones you bookmarked/ read and make sure everyone gets highlighted at least once! ❤
👏50 Claps by Michael Burg, MD 😱How a Septuagenarian Overcame Her Fear of Going Public by Caroline de Braganza 🐶Pandemic-Proof Pupper by Radhika Ghose 🎵I was reminded of the fact that revisiting a piece of music… by Pretheesh Presannan 🌌Eye On the Universe by James G Brennan 👕Small Changes with a Huge Impact on Daily lives by Dr. Fatima Imam 🐱🐉Dino Limericks by ScienceDuuude 😋Iceberg Soup (Lungfung Soup) by Swagat Choudhury 🥞History of Pancake Day by DISHA GARG 🎶Be One with Music, Be One with the Cosmos by Ruchi Thalwal 🎊Fun Tag by Michael Burg, MD 🥭Summer Vacations and Mango Pickle by Radhika Ghose 💗Sunset by Jen Eve 📸Kitchen Photography by Pretheesh Presannan 💞Non-Verbal Affirmation by Dr. Fatima Imam 🌺Breaking Through by Kasun Ranasinghe 💞Dear future me, by Vivian 💡Here I Am Again by Telling You Something 🎵A Roadies Tour by James G Brennan 🐦One Last Hope! by Arslan Mirza ☁Desert Song by Amber Carlson 🌿My Coriander by DISHA GARG 🐜That Little Insect On My Kindle by Somsubhra Banerjee 🍦Surreal Soft Serve by Mark Tulin 👉Dead-End by Pablo Pereyra 😁Joy — Finding it in Other Spaces and Places by Michael Burg, MD ⏲I Have Learned by Arslan Mirza 💞Bubbles of Joy by Dr. Preeti Singh 📝Medium Michael Burg, MD — Everything I’ve Ever Published in The Brain is a Noodle by Michael Burg, MD 💌Joyful Togetherness Is Weaved in Innocence and Love by Ruchi Thalwal 😵Who Can Work Out The Mystery Word In This Hidden Acrostic? by Carolyn Hastings 🌞The Rising Sun by Dr. Fatima Imam 🎶Evenflow: the Music of the 1990s by Sarah Paris
🔊 Amazing Voices to Amplify
We don’t have to let the algorithm decide what we get to read. Here are my manually saved faves!
Thank you to Alice Toneatto, James G Brennan, Allison Gaines, Vijini Mallawaarachchi & Anangsha Alammyan for these amazing pieces! 🙏
The Eggcademic Corner
🥓 Quick brEGGfast Bites
What I’m watching: Reply 1988 (the episodes !!! are like!!! 2 hours!!! long !!!)
What I’m reading: Circe by Madeline Miller
What I’m listening to: IU’s Celebrity
Pl🍳t Developments
- It’s been a WILD WEEK. For those who aren’t caught up, I had to suspend TBIN submissions for a few days because I wasn’t feeling well, and was on quite an adventure (*euphemism) at the hospital just to find out what was going on. The long story short, though, is that I’m slowly feeling better with lots of rest! Submissions are mostly back on track.
- Lots of drafts are sitting in my Google Drive about this entire experience — from navigating the world of women’s pain and self-advocacy, to learning how to figure life out without a solid diagnosis, etc. etc., lots of stories coming. I learned … a lot.
🎊 Top 3 articles of the week
Celebrate with me!
😭 Flop 3 articles of the week
Give these a little love, will ya?
🧠🍜 Thank you to the Noodle Team!
challenge: pick 3 writers you haven’t met yet and get acquainted with their pieces!
New writers: Haider Jamal Abbasi | Swagat Choudhury | Vivian | Mark Tulin | Arslan Mirza | Amber Carlson | Dawn | Whatsinanaim | Amy Pierovich | Pooja Rane | Carolyn Riker | Tally | Shivangi Patel
Giulia | ScienceDuuude | Rachael Ann Sand | Divina Grey | Sri Devi Om | Sarah Paris | DISHA GARG | Jen Kleinknecht | janny’s heart | Penofgold | Blank Voice | Kele Mogotsi | Jessie London | Indubala Kachhawa | Radhika Ghose | Mil H. | Zeno Faber | Maziar Ghaderi | Julia Appa | Campbell Christensen | Allison Gaines | Lori Lamothe | Tima Loku | Kim McKinney | Baye Amina | SOULutionMan, aka Yohanan Gregorius | Tom Fenske | Johannes Mudi | Kasun Ranasinghe | Just a Slytherin hissing | Dr. Fatima Imam | Ntathu Allen | Somsubhra Banerjee | Veronica Georgieva | Life is Amazing with Books and Writers | Dandy Lioness | Bola Kwame | Haider Jamal Abbasi | Michael Ranjitsingh | Telling You Something | Krupesh Raikar | Muda El Masry | Rusty Alderson | Jennifer S. | Dr. Preeti Singh | Punch Drunk Cola | Melissa Speed | Ntathu Allen | Denise G | Carolyn Hastings | Tej | Vijini Mallawaarachchi | Amy Marley | Jac Gautreau | Caroline de Braganza | Roz Warren | Melissa Bee | Pretheesh Presannan | Erivaldo Ricardo | Daniel A. Teo | Anuradha Wickramarachchi | Niru | Priyanka Mane | Em Hoccane | Synthia Satkuna, MA Candidate | Alexandra Forsyth | R. Rangan PhD | Sruthi Korlakunta | Connie Song | Fathiyah Zb | Not quite Steve Fisher | Amna Asif | Jacobo the First | Aimée Gramblin | A Fresh Pot of Coffee | Rebecca Stevens A. | Imad | James G Brennan | Mary Keating | Jay Avery | h.a wadi | Pablo Pereyra | Isaac | Jenine Bsharah Baines | Rochelle Silva | Jade-Ceres Violet D. Munoz | Ruchi Thalwal | Clare Almand | Dana Sanford | Naomi Leilani Acosta | Dr. Jackie Greenwood | Fathiyah Zb | Amna Asif | Not quite Steve Fisher
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