With an incredible amount of support behind her, Taylor Swift releases yet another beautiful album to the world (review to follow!). With her total amount …
Lighthouse: A Shining Light in Mental Illness
I was listening to a song by Mallory Knox called “Lighthouse.” A particular lyric struck a chord in me and inspired this. “Find the lighthouse …
Don’t you want something to make you feel again by Danielle Hagerty
I want to hear a song that makes me go still, quiet in the organs of my body, I want a truth I’ve never heard …
An Incomplete Opinion of Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen is a musical by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Steven Levenson, first performed in July 2015. I first heard about it this …
The Director by Jess Chloe
“I wrote ‘The Director’ for anyone that felt out of control. Whether it be a relationship, a mental illness, or another situation, I wanted it …
July Writing Challenge
Hello, Germies! Credit for this month’s writing challenge goes to one of Germ’s readers: Emily. Thank you, Emily, for sharing your idea with us! The …
Mama’s Gonna Get You by WASI
“‘Mama’s Gonna Get You’ is a big ‘f*** you’ to the moments where it feels like the world is doing everything it can to pin …
Art by Dani Steinberg
“Paper Towns as a Picture”: Paper Towns is a book by John Green, and this painting tried to capture my feelings about the book …
They Sang This Upbeat Christmas Song in an Eerie Minor Key, and the Result Is Chilling
I will never be able to listen to “All I Want for Christmas” the same again. At first I didn’t know how I felt about …