Not at home. Well, yes, sometimes I write at home, but if it were my world to dictate, I wouldn’t. At home, I’ll write in the comfort of my own bed (as I am right now). There’s some comfort in reclining on a fluffy pillow, bare toes wiggling beneath the covers, with easily accessible waterContinue reading “Where you will find me when I’m “writing””
Tag Archives: high school
Guest Post: The State of the Senior
I didn’t get into college yet. There’s a mountain of homework that I haven’t started yet, at 6PM on Sunday. I’ve been furiously writing as many supplements as possible, in the hopes that maybe, just maybe, I’ll finish seven of them in two weeks.
You are not alone: a monologue about college decisions
People are finding out about their colleges and on one hand, I am so happy for them. But at the same time, I want to rip my hair out Because I have hallucinated 6 times today Cruelly rejected myself 3 times and Twice ecstatically accepted myself and Once cold-bloodedly deferred myself. Tomorrow seems to beContinue reading “You are not alone: a monologue about college decisions”
Ralph Waldo Emerson: my kindred spirit
Have you ever felt so alone and misunderstood? Has it ever seemed like it was you against the world, and amidst your teenage angst, that “no one gets me”? As a result of the paucity of discussion between you and your peers, do you sometimes feel as though your mind and awareness were operating aContinue reading “Ralph Waldo Emerson: my kindred spirit”
A pep talk for your December
It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving, and the beginning of December. More importantly, this is YOUR December. Can you believe that we only have one more month until 2014? Do you remember the resolutions that you made for this year? Are we at all closer to our goals? No matter, because December is a special timeContinue reading “A pep talk for your December”
Make friends with teachers
I’ve gone through twelve miserable years of school, and I’ve got perhaps three teacher friends to show for it. What does that say of me? In junior high, I was much too immature to realize the value of having relationships with those in authority positions. I constantly viewed them as the enemy; foreign people whoContinue reading “Make friends with teachers”
Yellow fever
Asian invasion, takin’ over your nation… I think that growing up in a Christian private school, the way for me to most feel singled out is not by gender, since I had half of the students there to back me up. It was not by sexual orientation, because I am among the majority and becauseContinue reading “Yellow fever”
Props to you
Have courage, like this ledge cat. People are effing courageous; are you aware? I mean everyone. New teachers could be new to a school or new to teaching, or both. They can slip up a few times the first semester and have only their mentor to aid them. They can walk into a cafeteriaContinue reading “Props to you”
I think I figured out why movies and reality are separate
To state the obvious, movies are all Hollywood glam. People devote their entire lives to creating story lines and movie sets, spending millions for every production. The actors spend hours in costume and makeup, making sure every blemish is concealed correctly, and that every hair is in place. Reality is nothing like that. There’s noContinue reading “I think I figured out why movies and reality are separate”
Guest Post: Prison Cell 228
Today the double doors of my school entrance looks like the prison bars of the toughest jail in the world. What is a simple hallway from Monday to Friday has morphed into death row on this particular Saturday. I stop in front of Cell 228, and open the door. I walk in, and am greeted by multiple pairs ofContinue reading “Guest Post: Prison Cell 228”
Cat Zhang 