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Warning to Firefly-Catchers
moving in the clandestine hidden in the brush i trudge along the undergrowth cloaked in musky dusk
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Space for Being Single
David Brooks, renowned New York Times columnist and journalist, recently published an article entitled “To Be Happy, Marriage Matters More than Career,” in which he posits, unsurprisingly, that marriage receives…
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The Stranger in the Photo
It is August 24th, 2008. I am clad in a backwards tan cotton twill cap, a linen tank top, and a pair of striped green seersucker shorts.
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Well-Meaning Advice and Other Methods of Dream-Crushing
Society told me that college was for “finding yourself,” or whatever that means. Countless movies promised me that college would include glamorous makeovers, revenge degrees (à la Legally Blonde), and…
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An Abridged Architectural History of Old Suburban Chicago
The Queen Anne never tries to hide, slyly aligning herself to the eyes of mindful passers-by:
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Old Photo Album I Found at an Antiques Store
You, holding the baby, crouching in a meadow, a child yourself. Your father: straight short hair, dark suit, slow face. Here he is holding you, here he is with your…
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As I Await My Departure
As I await my departure I drum my fingers on the desk I’ve made home.
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An Unofficial College Girl’s Guide to Adaptation
It’s not easy to look up from a year of college with neon blue hair, a different major, and crying because you and all of your new best friends/ life…
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Eulogy
Here lies a lesson for all daughters who swim towards stubbornity, who seek to satisfy that self-indulging instinct,
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If you’re reading this…
If you’re reading this, plant some flowers. As each academic break nears, I begin to excitedly anticipate returning home. I always miss my family, my farm, and my community. Duke…
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Dear Mother
dear mother, my magical cocoon, the safe haven within the walls of childhood where rose-tinted flowers grew beside hope-laden trees,
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Winter
I hated winter. I spent 17 years of my life dreading the end of fall because I knew what would come next and I hated every second of it.
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Kintsugi
Kintsugi is the process of mending broken pottery, usually with gold. It's meant to embrace the flaws and imperfections. Because of this, I was inspired to draw a character that…
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It’s Elementary!
Crossword construction is not only an art, but an exercise. The strict constraints of the 15x15 grid force me to erase and try again, without doubt or shame. Puzzlemaking also…
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Drawings & Photography
Drawings and photography from Emily Biwer.
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Difference
We can make the world a better place. We can make a difference We can empower others by uplifting them We can change for the better
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Shiny White Waters
By Keira, 17, Wisconsin This picture was taken of a waterfall in Montana when I was camping out there!
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Mirror of the Pond
The heavy weights on my eyelids drag them back down in their places as I try to rise from slumber. Time for a productive day.
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Why You Need to Ditch Your “Dream Job”
I know many readers of this site are often fixated on graduation. Whether that be from college or from high school, most of us are obsessed with an end goal.…
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A New Life
I lay quietly now, like the hush during a funeral. Father stands lofty, towering over mother. Her halo darkened with each passing second.
