Don’t let fear of failure get in the way of a new opportunity
Justin Wang/Staff
Failure is the sore thumb that sticks out. When I come across an interesting opportunity, I’m often the biggest obstacle standing in my way.
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I’m afraid I don’t know
Things I Didn't Say
Looking at everything through a metaphoric lens allows me to capture it all within a narrower frame — one that’s easier to digest and given specific intention. There’s a reason for each scene which contributes to a timeline that has an end.
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‘I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain’
It's a Chronic Thing
It made me feel out of control like phantom hands were controlling a marionette doll — except the doll was me, and the hands were my own brain.
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Falling in love with coffee: A personal essay
Despite my tendency to be a hopeless romantic, absolutely enamored by countless hours of movie clips depicting kisses in the rain, interlocked fingers in the cold of a September autumn, bouquets upon bouquets of roses, tulips and wildflowers, a part of me knows I will always struggle. I am destined
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The Staghorn Fern: A poem
It swings from aching wood above the yard, afloat, unbothered by an earthly weight; a strain of creaks and moans leaves silence scarred, as unreality unfurls and baits. It seems to prosecute through nature’s reign, green scales atop its olden, rotting skin; the ropes are burrowed under, ever strained,
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Playlist: A song for every feeling you may be experiencing the day of your midterm
Although it seems that midterm season has come to an end, it won’t be long before we find ourselves immersed in late-night cramming sessions and frantic hunts for premade Quizlets.
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Clog report: Horror movie not so scary considering that it’s already too late to achieve dreams
Freshman announced that despite being scary, “The Witch” couldn’t evoke the same dread as the idea that he’s already missed achieving his dreams.
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I threw all my plans into the air for a gap year
They have their lives, and I have mine, and life is less like a race than it is a maze with a billion different paths.
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Everything I wanted: A confessional
Off the Beat
Maybe, in publishing this piece, I’ll realize that I should be a little more certain. After all, I’ve made it, right? Right?
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Common emotional stages of moving out and living alone
For all my life, I’ve always lived with somebody. This month marks the first time I’m living alone, and it’s thus far been an eye-opening process.
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