A People Person
I have come to realize that I am no longer an introvert, and perhaps I never was. I like being alone sometimes, but not too much. I need time,
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Sick with Age My grandmother laid in her bed, curled up beneath a crocheted blanket, with plastic tubes connected a machine that loudly pumped oxygen. She had become so small
My Response to Charlottesville
(Feature Photo: News2Share via Reuters) Have you read the news lately? To be quite honest, I was at loss for words when everything went down in Charlottesville this week. But
Sea Glass, a free verse poem
This poem just came to me, and its super chaotic with absolutely no structure, but I hope you can look past that and enjoy what I’ve written. Tell me what
Life Updates from a Twenty-Something
Long time, no see. When I started this blog I told myself that I would write one blog post a week. And I did do that… for a little bit.
The Female Fraud: My Experience with Imposter Syndrome
Mainstream feminists seem to think that the be-all and end-all issue to fight is the wage gap. However, studies show that, for the most part, the wage gap exists but not for the reason that people typically think. It has less to do with women getting smaller paychecks than men in similar positions, and more to do […]
Just Focus: My Recent Diagnosis with ADHD
Just over a year ago, I read an article that changed my life. Maria Yagoda, an author from The Atlantic, wrote about the generation of young women who have been living
White About It
A writer’s job is to create characters and worlds that are inspired by the world they live in; to delve into the mind and see how their cogs and gears
A Letter To My College Roommates
Hey, So, here I am, once again the last one to move out. This very much mirrors our first year in residence; my last exam was on the last day,
In Light of International Women’s Day
As posted in the Charlatan Politics Blog: In light of International Women’s Day last week, I have a few thoughts: I think too often I’m afraid to call myself a
