8. Don’t tell stories. That’s what parties are for. Stories require personal interaction; a screen between you and your reader is hardly sufficient to create a meaningful interpersonal connection. No one wants to read about your life. You didn’t click on this link because you want to hear about my day or know about myContinue reading “8 steps to write a blog for others”
Category Archives: General Opinion
When you’re approaching the end of your high school debate career…
For the longest time, I practiced tennis year-round, with private lessons and tournaments on the weekends. When I was in middle school, I tried out for our school’s tennis team, twice. Not once did I make it. I have long since quit not just tennis, but sports in general. From the start of sixth gradeContinue reading “When you’re approaching the end of your high school debate career…”
I don’t have a caffeine problem, and neither do you
I wonder what percentage of the population has a caffeine problem? My deal is not that I have a problem with caffeine, but rather, I have a problem without it.
Snowpocalypse II: Here We Go Again
What should have taken a half hour turned into a grueling commute that pressed my patience and confined me in the car with my mom and my sister for eight straight hours. Snowpocalypse. Atlanta. Two inches of snow. The logistics are still unclear, but I can only recall the taunts and smirks that I receivedContinue reading “Snowpocalypse II: Here We Go Again”
Our senses are in a state of decay
When I wake up in the morning, I frown at the lack of sunlight streaming in through my window. I grope around for my glasses. Ah yes, I am near-sighted and legally blind. By day, I wear contact lens and by night I debut a pair of eye-glasses before I go to bed. But neitherContinue reading “Our senses are in a state of decay”
6 reasons why blogging sucks (and writing in general)
6. You never know if your substance is appropriate. There are so many facts about my personal life that I’m tentative to reveal here. My last name? Where I live? What school I’m going to? Names of my friends? Romantic details? These are all sensitive topics; I’m previewing what kind of backlash I might getContinue reading “6 reasons why blogging sucks (and writing in general)”
Letters to old friends about why we’re not friends today
Dear A, This is one of those relationships where I don’t think anything went wrong. We used to be the best of friends because of our similar backgrounds and traits. I think I was the one who changed. Look at you now! You are so beautiful and basically a better version of yourself than backContinue reading “Letters to old friends about why we’re not friends today”
7 things about dealing with death
7. When you get the news, you want to reflect on their life. You’re forced to voluntarily remember little details about them that are resurfacing now. You’ll want to put them somewhere, so you never forget them.
The language barrier
Never take for granted your ability to understand your parents. My parents sit around our table sobremesa discussing important issues. I can understand primitive phrases but I can’t get a clear idea of how my parents make their decisions, which I presume to be talked through and deeply analyzed. Some people don’t face language barriers within theirContinue reading “The language barrier”
My life in Roman numerals
i) They say that I don’t smile. Almost every person I know looks at my empty face and asks why I’m looking at them like I want to kill them. I took a look at my face in the mirror the other day, nay – I stared deeply into my eyes and saw that indeed,Continue reading “My life in Roman numerals”
Cat Zhang 