As an eighteen-year-old, I didn’t know a lot about love, but I thought I did. When I moved into my college dorm room, my mom and my boyfriend helped me. He was the second boyfriend I ever had, and like with the first one, I saw us getting married one day. We had both saidContinueContinue reading “The British Boy Who Broke My Heart”
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A Genre the World Needs
Teenagers have captured the media’s attention. Think about it: how many movies, books, shows focus on high school? How many focus on university? On life right after university? Look, I’m not going to throw out any accusations about why this is done—money, an inability to relinquish the desire for eternal youth—doesn’t matter. Not in theContinueContinue reading “A Genre the World Needs”
The Ultimate Campus Couple
Our story begins with two ducks. One waddles with her brown feathers stiff against her side, but her tail shakes high in delight. The other keeps his shiny green neck stretched to its full extent, watching for any who may walk too close. The two live in a flock full of brown and white andContinueContinue reading “The Ultimate Campus Couple”
Start of School Anxiety
University, high school, elementary school. No matter the grade level or the age, going back to school can bring amounts of anxiety that topple over even the most confident, smartest students. As a person who qualifies as neither of those, I’ve surprisingly only felt slight dread at losing my summer freedom. Except for this year.ContinueContinue reading “Start of School Anxiety”
The “A-” Life
Finals finish. Breathing can resume, a lull in the day becomes acceptable—welcomed even. Only a few days until the school reveals the final outcome: semester grades. As usual, at the beginning of the semester, I set my expectations high: I need all A’s. One second later, I modified my mindset: I want all A’s. TimeContinueContinue reading “The “A-” Life”
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