There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask “What if I fall?” Oh but my darling, What if you fly? -Erin Hanson Oh, my darling, take it all Every last inch of the world Tint it in the way only you can, with wonder and beauty and…
Look at every inch of her and see what you did. She wears one half of her broken heart on a chain around her neck and the other inside her chest. You said friendship and she said trust. You said friendship and she said respect. You said friendship and she said compassion. You say friendship and…
We took all the smoke detectors out of the ceiling when they ran out of batteries and started chirping at 3am. I guess we’re all gonna die if there’s a fire. So it goes. This post is part of the A-Z Challenge. My theme is April Scribble, which includes microfiction, small vignettes, and poetry.…
I was seven, and my Spanish teacher told me I was squinting at the board. I was happy enough being nearsighted; as long as I could read at night, it was all good. I can’t do that anymore. I inch notes closer and closer to my nose until it hits the sweet spot between where…
[In journalism, you use brackets to give context to the things left unsaid.] [In relationships, you make a bracket for March Madness because it’ll bring you closer.] [Or, depending on the game’s outcome, tear you apart.] This post is part of the A-Z Challenge. My theme is April Scribble, which includes microfiction, small vignettes,…
My dad once told me that air is the enemy. He meant in keeping food fresh, but I couldn’t help but choke. If air is the enemy, is that why my breath catches in my throat? If air is the enemy, why am I breathing at all? If air is the enemy, is that why…
Fun. Exhilarating. Challenging. Busy. Those are probably the four best words to describe the A-Z Challenge. In April I undertook the challenge of writing 26 posts, both alphabetical and themed around college. I completed the challenge, so obviously I’m qualified to give you unsolicited advice about how to do it too. Unsolicited Advice PREWRITE. You’ve…
For the final day of the A-Z Challenge, I’m featuring another guest blogger. Welcome Minnat from Yours Truly, Minnat! The dictionary has two different definitions for zenith: 1. the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer 2. a highest point or state; culmination. I tend to focus on the latter definition. I…
I tell my friends all the time to do what they want, regardless of expectations or others’ perceptions. “You do you” is a phrase that comes out of my mouth daily. And yet, I found myself failing to follow my own advice. Towards the end of fall semester, I realized that my major, speech-language pathology, wasn’t what…
One of the best things about college is that it brings together people from different areas. While some institutions are more diverse, either in geographic or ethnic representation, each school is a melting pot to some degree. Students learn about each other’s cultures’ traditions, dialects, and slang terms. And sometimes they’re critical or subtly xenophobic about…
Victim to Charm 