Racing through the parking lot, weaving between cars, I glance over my shoulder as my heart beats in my throat. She’s right there; her fingertips graze my sweater. She’s going to catch up, and it will...
Everyone grows. We all grow older, unfortunately. We all grow in character, thankfully. We all grow in knowledge, hopefully. But, we all grow through experience.
There is no reality where people don’t...
The recent Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Volodymyr Zelensky was nothing short of a disgrace. Instead of conducting themselves as leaders, Trump and Vance treated Zelensky with...
Every day, I come home from school to find my 10-year-old sister on the couch reading a book. Thirty minutes a day, seven days a week.
One day, I even bothered to ask her why she’s always...
What I am planning to do for Spring break is a retreat. Every year, Camp War Eagle hosts a retreat for high school students. Last time we had one, we went to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it was so much fun. One...
Navigating high school is challenging in itself, but being a supporter of Donald Trump adds a unique layer of complexity. In today's politically charged environment, expressing conservative views can lead...
I am shaking so bad. Got locked out of my apartment. Threw this party for myself. I don’t know half the people on my couch…
The blue spotlight is glaring in my eyes, all the eyes in the room are...
Always the giver never the receiver. Always the painter, never the muse. Always the praiser never the praised. Always the poet, never the poem. Always listening, never heard. Always noticing, never noticed....
When most people think of the word “love,” the first thing that comes to mind is often romantic love, especially around Valentine’s Day. But there’s so much more to love than just romance. There’s...
I lay in bed and I stare at the ceiling. It’s Christmas Day. I hear my baby brothers and sisters laughing. I hear them singing into their freshly unwrapped karaoke machine. I think of Christmas when...
I was never the biggest fan of One Direction. I was more of a Belieber myself. But there is one One Direction song that I have always resonated with, Night Changes. I have always feared change. I feared...
As I look at people’s faces I see them thinking, processing. Facial expressions and body language go a long way to someone who just sits and observes constantly. Analyzing and observing is something...
