In a Bustle article, a woman de-constructed her Instagram pictures and explained them in two ways: how she hopes they come across, and the actual thought process that accompanied each post. My interest in this app has waxed and waned over the years, but in my earliest days, when I was obsessed with getting followers and likes,Continue reading “It’s Time to Be Brutally Honest About Instagram”
Category Archives: General Opinion
I Just Thought Of A Really Good Metaphor: “Change”
She watched him pull out a dinged up can from his drawer and dump the contents out onto his desk: a few crinkled bills and scraps of paper, but mostly just a shower of coins. “My prized coin collection from seventh grade,” he muttered. “Never knew it’d end up like this.” With a smirk, heContinue reading “I Just Thought Of A Really Good Metaphor: “Change””
Michelle: A Chapter of Our Long Distance Relationship
It’s been over a year since I last saw Michelle, despite her being one of my best friends. This might be a problem in a normal friendship, but what M and I have is nothing close to normal. < Related: This Kid I Know: Michelle > In the cyber-digital age, when LDRs have gone largely online, theContinue reading “Michelle: A Chapter of Our Long Distance Relationship”
This Wolf Feels Nothing But Hopelessness
The wolf feels the arrows. It feels the pointed ends sticking into the flesh between her shoulder blades. Damn, how did the hunter find her only soft spot? The tenderest part? The hunter was skilled; the wolf feels the arrowheads stab her sharply with every movement…every lifting of the paw, every crane of the neck. EveryContinue reading “This Wolf Feels Nothing But Hopelessness”
Libraries Are Magical Too
I went to the library the other day. In fact, I went to a few different libraries trying to sign up for a card but repeatedly got denied the chance because “you don’t live in this county” and “here’s a brochure listing all Georgia library locations, I think it might help you.” I finally found one andContinue reading “Libraries Are Magical Too”
The Difference Between Nobles and Serfs
Since 18 years ago I’ve slowly witnessed myself oscillating between serfdom and nobility, ending up more noble than serf. Serfs are thrifty and don’t like to waste things and concentrate on those sort of details, because that’s all they’ve ever known. I was a kid and I liked to hoard my Rice Krispy Treats and trade themContinue reading “The Difference Between Nobles and Serfs”
I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU
YOU HAVE ALL HEARD SOME ANECDOTE ABOUT HOW I STARTED THIS BLOG PROBABLY A BILLION TIMES ALREADY BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR READING AND SUPPORT! WITHOUT IT, THIS SITE WOULD BE NOTHING MORE THAN AN ONLINE JOURNAL, AND LIKE MOST JOURNALS (ON AND OFFLINE) I START, I WOULDContinue reading “I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU”
WHY DO RULES EXIST?
WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT ORDERLINESS? WHAT IS IT ABOUT RULES THAT MAKES OUR KNEES WEAK AND BREATHS SHORT? THIS SOCIETY PUSHES IT ON US EVERY WAKING MOMENT FOR THE FIRST FEW DECADES OF OUR LIFE, EACH DAY IN NEW FORMS. DO WE HAVE TO LEARN THE RULES BEFORE WE BREAK THEM? NO? THEN WHYContinue reading “WHY DO RULES EXIST?”
Life as a Recovering Drug Addict
What is caffeine addiction? An addiction to coffee. Most caffeine addicts won’t answer the question; they’ll deny their addiction the way alcoholics or smoking addicts do, while clutching a cup of coffee with both hands. My mom thought I was addicted to coffee during the school year; I had a cup every morning, but justContinue reading “Life as a Recovering Drug Addict”
Aligning Text: A New Stylistic Tool To Enhance Your Writing
Yeah, I’m a mega-nerd, as mega-nerdy as they come. Text alignment isn’t just for right-aligning headers and center-aligning titles and tabbing over for paragraphs and such. You, the creator, can utilize it as a stylistic tool in your writing.
Cat Zhang 