While I was growing up, my father said that it wouldn't be smart for me to become a writer. In middle school, I used to pride myself in the idea that I would, one day, find myself to be a famous author. I'd hand my father a short story as he reclined on the couch,…
Dear Future Wanderer, The present is flooded with the desire to know the future; people incessantly want to know what will happen rather than what is happening. With this in mind, I hope you understand that, in this letter, I refuse to ask you questions. I will not demand answers because I am not meant…
Happy Wednesday! I know I have not posted in a while, and I deeply apologize for that. This month has been so incredibly busy, especially as I've been preparing for a trip overseas. I did mention this a few posts back, but in case you missed it, I will be leaving the states in just…
It's gotten to the point in my life where I am writing scholarship essays, considering universities on a global basis, and weighing in my options as a student; I am thinking about my future now more than ever. My philosophy in life, up to this point, has typically been to let everything lay in God's…
Today I'd like to talk about a topic that has been bothering me since the Black Friday commercials first aired on our televisions. It affects us all as artists, writers, and individual thinkers.
