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Tired.
“Tired”
Langston Hughes
I am so tired of waiting.
Aren’t you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two-
And see what worms are eating
At the rind. -
A Poem for a Tuesday
“Tree Marriage ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
I haven't felt this ashamed of myself in a very, very long time. I feel like my brain is a whirlpool of bad thoughts and hazy, cringe-worthy memories that just keep pulling me back in. I want to rake nails over it, pull an "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and have the whole thing banished from existence. Instead, it's on a loop in my head.
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A Fond Farewell- my last editorial in the newspaper
This issue marks my last as managing editor of the East Aurora Advertiser and Elma Review. Come Monday, I’ll begin a new adventure working in marketing and public relations for Trocaire College.
I’m overdue for a new adventure, and I’m excited for the changes ahead. However, that anticipation doesn’t negate the sting of leaving this community after ( Read more... ) -
Afflict the Comfortable.
Proud of this story I wrote this week. First one in a long time that inspired that surge of journalistic adrenaline that happens when you know people are going to get mad, but you did your job and did it well.
"Online Post Sparks Controversy Over Children's Books." -
A column I just wrote for this week's paper.
Monday night, a fellow reporter looked over at me during a meeting we were covering, eyes wide. She handed me her phone, where I saw a breaking news story: beloved comedian Robin Williams was dead, the site reported. The suspected cause? Suicide, by asphyxiation. He was 63.
There will be dozens upon dozens stories written about Williams in the next ( Read more... ) -
So sad, so striking.
Cat in an Empty Apartment ( Read more... )
