hen I was your age, there were only 150 Pokémon.” Such is the line that many of the adolescents of my generation will be able to say to our children, or really to any seven or eight-year-old boy or girl of the future who decides that the concep
There is a short segment at the end of Countdown with Keith Olbermann that encapsulates everything that is wrong with our country’s political atmosphere. The segment is The Worst Person in the World, and consists
Rage. Betrayal. Denial. A flurry of emotions pulsated through my body as I stared at the bottle sitting on the counter, tears streaming hot down my cheeks. It sat there mocking me
My family is small. So when a tragedy strikes one of us, its weight is magnified, sending rippling waves of trauma through our world.
I remember the first time I stepped into a rowing shell. The boat rocked precariously and the oar felt odd and heavy. Moving through the motions of each stroke
Prior to entering high school, my life was filled with opportunities to lose myself in the boundless borders of remarkable stories. I spent time reading fictional pieces ripe with tales of fantastical events
When I first saw her, I immediately fell in love. What caught my attention were her mesmerizing curves which complemented her body, and her long slender neck which embraced her delicate head
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble
Laguna Beach, California is 462 miles from Petaluma, nine hours by car and an hour by plane. As a vacation destination, it doesn’t seem too far away. However, when someone that you’re used to seeing everyday
I once believed that my ethnicity was a burden in my life, a barrier between what I wanted to achieve and what I could accomplish, a scarlet letter that separated me from my peers. Even though English is my first language, I recall