“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” -Mark Twain
Death Up Close
When I was 10 years old, I had to go through one of the toughest ordeals of my life: a life and death situation. That …
Adam Silvera Talks About His Latest Novels: More Happy Than Not and History Is All You Left Me
The following interview was written in collaboration with Food, Fitness & Fiction. Adam Silvera is the bestselling author of More Happy Than Not, and his upcoming novels …
Joe College by Lanny Larcinese
“Joe College” is an excerpt from Lanny Larcinese’s memoir, which is a work in progress. I grew up during the fifties and sixties and spent a lot …
Confessions of a Girl with an Eating Disorder
1) I’m watching you get sick. The emptiness in your dark pupils, twitched irises, pale skin over your fragile body, the things you do that …
Daily Germ
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” -John Lennon
When the Sunflowers Face the Sun by Olivia Punch
We left the house, barefoot, not worrying about splinters the porch could give. The gravel footpath wrapped around the house and nearly pierced our calloused …
Compliments and Appreciation
Appreciation got to me in so many ways. So many different times in my life, some fake ones, some heartfelt ones, some forced ones. When …