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The Last (Poetry) Hurrah at a Very Hipster Coffee Shop
I blinked. The lights, compared to the rest of the dimly lit café, were blinding. The microphone hovered a good seven-eight-maybe-nine inches above my head. I tugged it down, and it fell off the stand....
View ArticleNew Semester’s Resolutions
Last semester was hard. The gravity of that statement cannot be underscored enough. It was hard in a “life-class-wow-this-is-a-serious-adult-like-issue-that-i-am-now-dealing-with” type way. But it’s...
View ArticleA Week of Death Plague
Yesterday, thank god, was the first day I managed to leave my bed without severe regrets in a week. It started on Monday with a horribly scratchy throat, and by the time I finished class on Tuesday...
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(Some of the) Forms of Feminism
One thing that does not get talked about enough is the many ways one can be a feminist. This has been on my mind recently for obvious reasons because when isn’t fighting the patriarchy on my mind...
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The Greatest Cookie in the Entire World, Ever
They’re here. I thought, you know: cookies are so different, there are so many types you’ll never be able to say that one is the best, etcetera, etcetera. I was wrong. You guys think that I am...
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Poetry Out Loud
Recently, I had the opportunity to be a judge at the regional and state competitions of Poetry Out Loud. Poetry Out Loud is a national competition dedicated to get high school students into poetry and...
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Waves (Spring) Breakin’
Over spring break, I went to Newport, Oregon, with my family. I know, technically speaking, that Newport, which is a coastal town, is not really within the commonly traveled radius of people in...
View ArticlePassover
Today is the fourth day of Passover—and seeing as we are halfway through, I wanted to do a little writing about why this is the best holiday ever. My family is extraordinarily secular: although I am...
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Blood Moon
I’m a “Look at the moon!” type of person. (Equally, I’m a “Not you! You’re driving! I’ll tell you what the moon looks like!” type of person.) I am also a “Look at that sunset!” type of person, a “Look...
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Mt. Rainier
On the third floor of Wyatt Hall, if you stand right next to the windows, and if it is a clear day, you can see, straight ahead, Mt. Rainier. Mt. Rainier is, of course, the largest mountain in the...
View ArticleThanksgiving
(Or, more accurately: my thoughts following Thanksgiving break) I went home again this year. I always go home, because my family lives in Portland, OR, and because my family is very close, and because,...
View ArticleHow to Write 2+ Essays in One Weekend, More or Less
TO MY PROFESSORS, MOTHERS, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY BE JUDGING ME: this is purely hypothetical. FOR THOSE IN NEED: To begin, this is a liberal arts college. There are many many many essays. I am in the...
View ArticleHow I Ended Up in France For a Semester
It’s actually a pretty wild story. At the University of Puget Sound, it is required to submit application to study abroad by January 31 of the year preceding the one that you desire to study abroad....
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Dijon: Welcome to My Crib
I have currently been living in Dijon, France, for a little over a month; long enough to get moderately well established in this city, to work out my favorite boulangeries, bars, and so on, and figure...
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Les chateaux de la loire; or, my other cribs
One of the best, if not the best, things about the UPS Dijon study abroad program are the vacations, organized by the program, specifically the wonderful Nathalie, to other cities in France. For free....
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