An Ode to Wales
Inspired by a life-fulfilling stroll, courtesy of Llandudno, Wales.… Read More An Ode to Wales
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Every Hallmark Movie You’ve Ever Seen
Like thousands of spectators, my grandmother lives for Hallmark Channel movies. She plans her entire December around the Christmas ones, and I say with utmost certainty that she has seen them all—even the 30+ films that Hallmark has released this holiday season alone. You can tell Hallmark movies are usually pretty low-budgeted. There’s extreme product-placement… Read More Every Hallmark Movie You’ve Ever Seen
Rules for Attending a Ballgame in High School
Today, high school is different than it was when you were there in countless ways, but there is one thing that is exactly the same: high school ballgames.… Read More Rules for Attending a Ballgame in High School
The Deli
Nestled on winding Highway 68 between Edmonton and Sulphur Well, there is a landmark. It does not bear a monument, nor does it have historical significance. It is a small, white building dividing the hills of cow pastures and hay fields in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. It is 10 miles from anywhere else with a cash register and it stands next door to a recycling center that some call a junk yard. Its beacon is a letter-slider marquee, bought from a Dairy Queen that went out of business in a neighboring town.… Read More The Deli
Hey, Dollface
I’m one of those people who watches horror movies with the lights off while I’m home alone. I’ve thrown the popcorn a couple of times, but I’m a fan. It’s something about the thrill—the moment of anticipation that makes your whole body tense before there is a release with something jaw-dropping on the screen. There’s… Read More Hey, Dollface
A Day in a Coffee Shop and What I Saw There
Inspired by sitting in a local coffee shop and by Timothy Arthur’s “Ten Nights in a Bar and What I saw There,” this is a post for all my fellow coffee shop frequenters.… Read More A Day in a Coffee Shop and What I Saw There
The Substitute Chronicles: Part III
While being a fake seventh grade teacher, I’ve accumulated a few things I need to get off my chest. Part III is Confessions of a Seventh Grade Substitute.… Read More The Substitute Chronicles: Part III
The Substitute Chronicles: Part II
Part II of my long-term substitute saga is titled “My Beloved Pupils.” Don’t look now, but you’re about to head back to middle school.
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The Substitute Chronicles: Part I
For over a month now, I have been long-term substitute teaching for a seventh grade math class. This piece is the first of a four-part saga exposing the trials of a substitute. … Read More The Substitute Chronicles: Part I
If You Can’t Stand the Heat
The apartment where I lived my senior year of college was a little… non-posh. I lived there with two of my best friends and Colin. Colin deserves his own blog post, so I won’t go into details about him now. Our apartment held a treasure trove of memories, but again, it wasn’t elegant. There were… Read More If You Can’t Stand the Heat
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