When you think of the most caring person that you know, who do you think of? What does caring mean and why does it matter? To me, caring means wanting to be there for someone or something: you can care for yourself (an important one), care for a pet, care for your grandparents, care for […]
Many people like to say that Valentines Day is just another sappy old holiday in which the businesses selling flowers, chocolate, and candy boom. While that may be true to a certain extent, I’m sure that the outcome of all the fuss is an abundance of happy couples all over the world. Each country has […]
My workshop professor (the wonderful John Weir) asked to us to write an “homage” or “cover” of the short story of our choice after reading Nathan Englander’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank” (available for your reading pleasure here), which itself is a cover / homage of Raymond Carver’s “What We […]
I’m back! Happy Valentine’s day everyone! I hope you’re all well, and cuddling with that special someone and know that even if you don’t have a boyfriend/girlfriend/ significant other, your special someone or someones could be a family member, a great friend, your cat, Caramel [ one of my future cat names for the win!], […]
How does anyone perfect their balance of time? It amazes me when people have three jobs, mountains of bills to pay, and still have time to party with their friends and enjoy their family’s company. I have no job and very few responsibilities, and yet I always feel like I’m losing so much time. I’m […]
On Wednesday night most of us from the English Honors Seminar went to Professor McCoy’s apartment for a final farewell celebration. We all had an awesome time, drinking wine and eating delicious home-cooked food (along with a lot of fattening deserts). It was a really relaxing experience to be able to reflect on what we […]
