The reflection in the mirror is met with a shattering silence as you narrow your eyes to meet the inflamed, bumpy red spots that cover your skin. You begin to grapple with the weight of self-loathing,...
I told myself I wasn’t going to procrastinate “as much” at the beginning of 2023, and I started off the year great. But slowly, the line of “as much” blurred, and I began letting myself off easier...
My mom used to tell me all about her adventurous high school days in Lake Tahoe, skiing down a slope right behind her school for physical education credits. Since she told me about the recreational sport,...
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”
Over said and forever etched into my brain, this saying places our words in a category deemed unimportant. In reality,...
Forget the matching pajamas, Hallmark movies, cutesy gingerbread houses, or kissing under the mistletoe. Contrary to popular opinion, “cuffing season”—when single people find someone to date for...
Loneliness has followed me my whole life. Everywhere. In bars, cars, sidewalks, stores. There’s no escape. I’m God’s lonely man (Taxi Driver 1976). Brilliant movies with layered meanings and artistic...
A couple of years ago, my family made the collective decision to cease our subscription to our cable TV provider, with the mutual understanding that we rarely watched cable TV anymore. Later, however,...
My cousin picked up English within a few months of her 1st birthday. One minute she’s babbling noises, and the next she’s constructing sentences telling me what she wants, when she wants it and why....
We all use bluetooth headphones, some of us use different brands or styles that fit us. The variety of bluetooth headphones on the market offer special features that come with a variety of prices, so which...
March 13: in the White House, elected leaders, aides and experts all gathered over one issue–the Willow Project. Though no regular citizens had a say in the arguments, the powerful Americans made a game-changing...
Being a first-generation Mexican-American, my parents never informed me of the historical roots of César Chávez Day in the United States. I would always hear phrases thrown around in my house such as...
BookTok is probably one of the most enjoyable sub-platforms of social media I’ve ever experienced. Ranging from “Twilight” memes to girls thirsting over Aaron Warner (guilty), BookTok serves as a...
