I’ve been at college for a year now, and let’s just say I’m kind of a pro *flips hair over shoulder.* Well, maybe. But I …
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“Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.” -Walt Whitman
A Casualty of College
Recently, Germ received an email from one of our readers whose sister just went off to college. As many of us with close siblings can …
July by Kate Foley
Summer means warm rain and you asking me if I like it. It doesn’t mean sitting on a patch of shaded sidewalk smoking cigarettes even …
Recipe for an 8:30 AM Flight from Newark to New Orleans by Sophie Panzer
Combine the following ingredients and let sit for 5 hours: 7 times frantically checking bag for phone, keys, wallet, and boarding pass 27 restaurant recommendations …
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
I Once Lost the Ability to Write— And It Took Years to Conquer It
I was 10 years old when I first took a dip in creative writing; except at the time, I didn’t know it yet. I read a …
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“When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier.” -Diane von Furstenberg
Make This School Year a Fantastic One!
There’s no doubt that a number of you have started school or are even well into school already. For those of you out there who …