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unc missed connections: An open letter to the squirrel community

Dear Squirrels of UNC-Chapel Hill, I have taken to luring you in with hazelnuts and stalking you to try and…

5 years ago

11 incredible Andrea Gibson poems, in honor of World Poetry Day

First off: Happy (very belated) World Poetry Day! On Thursday night, I was in a state of rapture. I think…

5 years ago

Notebook therapy and embracing aloneness

I've kept a journal full of angsty hybrid poetry-prose since I was 14 years old. I call it notebook therapy.…

5 years ago

Please stop asking me if I have job yet

"Do you know what you're doing this summer?" "Got any work plans after graduation?" "Do you have a job lined…

5 years ago

Moving Manifesto — Why everyone should move at least once

When I was in middle school, my mom and I had a screaming match for the ages. It was when…

5 years ago

Painting to cope: Embracing amateur hour

When I was little, I used to fill up sketchbooks with asymmetrical drawings. I think I even had pastels. I…

5 years ago

Theory: Everyone is just pretending to know what they’re doing

Today, I had a fight with a FedEx printer. That’s right, a printer. I swiped my card and plugged in…

5 years ago

Why reading is fundamental

Imagine if lawns were made of book pages instead of grass, with every lawn its own novel. Now imagine me…

5 years ago

Intro, or: Screaming into the void – 10 things that matter

Hi! How are you? How’s your day been? Alright! Cool! What a fruitful two-way conversation! Writing a first blog post…

5 years ago