The animal kingdom has a wide variety of species to choose from when someone asks the classic question, “What’s your favorite animal?” While some have personal connections to pets like cats or dogs,...
Friends from middle or high school have that special all-embracing love and familiarity that, sometimes, cannot be matched by newly made friends. The amount of time one knows you, experiences together...
“Something is wrong with me. My chest feels hollow, I don’t want to get out of bed, I don’t think I wanna be here anymore.” - An excerpt from my diary at 14.
I am mentally ill.
This is something...
One Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookie has 180 calories in it. So if I skip breakfast and lunch, and I only eat a little bit of the pizza mom is making for dinner, I’ll survive the cookie. No breakfast,...
Picture this. You’re me, a 16-year-old boy working his first job at a local Italian restaurant. It’s one of the busy nights, a Saturday at 8 p.m., and I’m working at the hostess desk.
After...
I’m lying on my back in my purple bedroom, and Taylor Swift is blasting from my stereo as I scream sing along to her second album, “Fearless.” The song “Fifteen” was my personal favorite.
I...
It’s true, the holidays are different now.
In college, nobody is dressing up in their Halloween costumes to class and parading around the school. Our assignments don’t involve turning our hand...
Over 15,000 deaths have occurred in the Gaza Strip from Oct. 7 through Dec. 2 due to the continuing Israel and Palestine conflict, as reported by PBS.
Within that report, thousands of Palestinian...
Oh, how I just love the relaxing sights of the holidays: the decorations, the delicious food hitting your plate, the kids playing with each other, the drunk aunt having her ninth glass of wine.
Oh,...
With Halloween behind us and St. Patrick’s Day coming up, it is crucial to know your rights in the event of an encounter with law enforcement.
When confronted by a police officer, most of us are...
The most wonderful time of the year: marked by families gathering, twinkling lights, glistening snow and warm fires. Mistletoe, chestnuts roasting, presents neatly stacked beneath the tree—all the classic...
A lot has changed in my time since starting college.
My first semester, I had just one in-person class. It was my First Year Experience class (now known as Flashes 101), which met once a week in the...
