there’s something special about those middle moments. like sitting in the passenger seat, on a sunny day, bollywood melodies sung by the radio, the wind whistling its harmony as I turn the pages of a book where the protagonist falls to his knees in the drizzling streets of new york city. and for a brief moment in time, you shift your gaze from its words only, you haven’t quite realized the raindrops collecting on your window. or in a bustling café, your eyes meet with a friendly face, but in that fraction of a second, you don’t recognize each other. and in that middle moment, you’re just two strangers, locked into a staring contest.
MiC Digital Media Chair Yash Aprameya can be reached at yashas@umich.edu.