The Writing

  • Who gives a rat’s ass?

    Mr Griffith: “I don’t know what your generation’s fascination is with documenting your every thought… but I can assure you, they’re not all diamonds. ‘Roman is having an OK day, and bought a Coke Zero at the gas station. Raise the roof.’ Who gives a rat’s ass?” ~Easy A I used to think so too, Read more

  • A flash of red

    My grandma’s favorite bird is the cardinal. She finds the male’s plumage absolutely gorgeous. Seeing one against white snow is even more thrilling; the red is exceedingly brilliant amongst the white. My aunt goes for a walk every morning on a path near her home in Illinois. After my papa died, she told us about Read more

  • Unexpected kindness (the best kind)

    Robby and I are not perfect. We argue and have disagreements and hurt each other. We have a lot of fun when we’re together, and therefore hate it when we’re apart. College has posed as one big obstacle we are working on climbing over. Usually our conversations are light and full of laughter, but tonight Read more

  • Pros and Cons

    I have my own room here at St. Bonaventure, and I’ve been thinking about how much I enjoy it. But, with the pros come cons. Here’s my pro/con list. Cons: Nobody to talk to late at night. I can stay up as late as I want, without fear of disrespecting anybody. (Not always a good Read more

  • the most adorable song on earth

    “Raconte-moi une histoire” by M83. “Lyrics”: i heard about this frog it’s a very tiny frog but it’s also very special you can only find it in the jungle so far away from me but if you find it and if you touch it your world can change forever if you touch its skin you Read more

  • Emily IS Strange

    And here I am again, staring at the empty white block of WordPress space. You know, when I started this blog back in 2008, I thought of specific topics to cover in each post. Rants included my fourteen-year-old hatred for Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, and all things normal. On the family computer, I most frequented Read more