Dwlindling Firsts: Eating the Pizza, Becoming an Adult
by: Dominick Mayer Until my 8th birthday, I had an all-consuming phobia of pizza. It wasn’t like I believed that a giant man made of red sauce and Canadian bacon […]
Category Archives: Life
Coming Out Again: Reaching, Building, Educating, Doing.
by: Joe Varisco About a month ago I found out that I am HIV positive. Adaptation, embrace change. I found that in speaking this news I was liberated and empowered […]
Apocolypse, Eventually: What Counting Down to Doomsday Taught Me
by: Nick Currie 12/17/2012 In the manner of a hipster, I’ve spent the past twelve months dismissing the hype about the coming end of the Mayan calendar on December 21st […]
I Don’t Know What To Do Now, Yet I Think I Know One Path: Hello Post-Grad Life
by: Yvette Zavala My name is Yvette and I just finished my college career. And for once in my life, I don’t know what to do. Yes, I know that […]
2012: Of Memory, Blood and Motion
by: Addison Bell I said things like “I’m going to open up a lemonade stand,” and “Hideaway in Disneyworld and dress in rags and pretend to be a peasant from The […]
Things I Haven’t Learned Yet: Sarah Baran
by: Sarah Baran How to disconnect the value I place on myself from the opinions of others. So I have this horrible habit of allowing my feelings of self-worth to […]
A Change in Scenery: How I Deal With Winter
by: Amanda Owens I never get the itch to travel like I do in Winter. I love Chicago, I really do–I love it so much I moved back here after […]
Who, Not What, Do You Want To Be: Balancing Aspiration and Happiness
by: Sophie Turton When I was 21 I did something somewhat unusual. I took a three year hiatus from the anxiety and sensory attack of professional aspiration. I moved to […]
Facebook and Grieving: Interacting As You Did In Life
by: Adam Guerino I’ll skip the part where I explain what Facebook is and just assume that we’re already Facebook friends. Even my own mother, (friend request pending,) is on […]
Paint and Polyester: Conquering My Fear of Clowns
by: Jessica Neria When I was younger, I was afraid of my own shadow. I wasn’t really, but I might as well have been. There were few things I wasn’t […]
