With everything that’s been happening in the news recently — particularly the Northern California fires affecting people not so distantly removed from me — it’s been incredibly difficult… Read more “support /səˈpôrt/, n., v.”
Tag: writing
character /ˈkerəktər/, n.
My parents sometimes tease me about the things I used to say and desire when I was a little girl. You used to want blonde hair, they’d… Read more “character /ˈkerəktər/, n.”
Traveling Short Distances for the Long Haul
A year ago, almost to the exact day, I turned in a paper about travel — what constitutes as travel, who travels, how we should travel, and why… Read more “Traveling Short Distances for the Long Haul”
enough, adj.
Sometime in high school, I chanced upon the book The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan. It’d been misplaced at the bookstore and stuck out like a sore… Read more “enough, adj.”
Everyday Feminism
Last week, this NY Times article appeared on my Facebook newsfeed. Although I got a bit hung up about the slightly misleading headline, the body of the… Read more “Everyday Feminism”
Seeking Solace
This week has been awful. I hated this week for wide, diverse, numerous reasons — some of which have been plastered all over the news, others of… Read more “Seeking Solace”
Finding Peace in Portland
It was the weekend just before finals week (May 8th, if my memory is serving me well) when I went out to brunch with my friend, Caroline,… Read more “Finding Peace in Portland”
What’s your M.O.?
“What’s your M.O.?” One of my brother’s close friends asked me this question earlier this week. I think I must have given her a funny look because… Read more “What’s your M.O.?”
commencement /kuh-mens-muhnt/, n.
the speech I would have given if I had been selected to be the student speaker at graduation
A Week of Lasts
I finished my last week of instruction as an undergraduate yesterday, and it was strangely anticlimactic. I took a quiz and a test this week in my… Read more “A Week of Lasts”
