Frankenstein in Baghdad
To say the least, I had very high expectations for "Frankenstein in Baghdad," and once I got my hands on an English copy of the book...
Little Fires Everywhere
"Everyone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the last of the Richardson children, had finally gone around...
On Overextending
It's been a while since I last wrote here, and I'm sure you have all been missing me. (That was a joke, in case you missed it, since so...
On Anxiety and Trying
I have struggled with anxiety for most of my life. For a long time, I couldn't even talk about that fact out of shame, although it was...
In Defense of Millennials
Millennials: the favorite scapegoat of failing corporations, political arguments, and probably your middle-aged aunt on Facebook....
An Ode to Ireland
Remember that little piece of my heart I left back in Ireland? Well, today I can feel its absence more than on other days. Since starting...
On Looking
Today I am thinking a lot about accountability, or rather the lack of it I notice around me everyday. It's terribly narcissistic of me to...
Coming Back is Hard to Do
I hope you all read that to the tune of "Breaking Up is Hard to Do," because that was my explicit intent when coming up with that title....
"The Witch of Portobello"
“No one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people’s eyes, to reveal...
I Wish I Would Have Known
As a first-time traveler, there were many things I did not know. General resourcefulness accounted for most of these, but I decided to...
