It’s September 11, 2018. I am sitting in my sixth grade history class, fidgeting with my fingers underneath my desk as a video of 9/11 plays. As the video mentions Muslim names, my classmates, maybe...
One thousand. The biblical number of prosperity, the number of years in a millennium, and the number that signifies a remarkable milestone.
With my shoulders slumped against my bed’s backboard, I began...
Just past midnight, my house is deafeningly quiet. In these dark hours, I almost always find myself glued to my desk, framed with stacks of thrifted paperbacks, eyes peeled (and criminally dry). Writing....
Epigraph:
This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 73,” one out of the 154 the Bard published in...
Every time I tell someone that I work remotely, they look at me in a confused manner. After all, they assume that I am just a kid who is far, far away from entering the job market. However, what they don’t...
On a perfect Saturday evening, I’m sitting in my room sifting through a collection of stationery. The filing system is organized into stacks by dimension, I select the top options from each pile. Photo...
Air rushing past my ears, my back smacked the ground for the 25th time. Despite knowing that I wouldn’t truly get hurt, my heart raced each time my legs gave way. Somewhere deep inside, I had doubts...
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If there is one aspect of my high school life that I consider a complete failure,...
Looking back at old photos, I don’t know how nobody noticed that something was wrong sooner. Before I knew the word, celiac weaved its way through every aspect of my life. I see a smiling little girl,...
In mock trial, each participant in a trial has a short introduction, where they get up from their seats and proudly announce their full names. I would watch my peers stand up, projecting surnames of “SEE-kree”...
Dear Irene (the GOAT),
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and I don’t have anyone to celebrate it with! All my friends are cuffed up, in talking stages and high-school-married. I’ve been single my...
