AbsurdityIt’s over. Four years of bizarre beauty, ugliness, anger, academics — all tied up in a degree and a picture with an administrator I’m not…May 8, 2021May 8, 2021
Better Than Words ReviewOne Direction was a revolutionary band during the years of 2010 and 2016. When Simon Cowell connected the five on the show “X Factor”, no…Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
EasterChurch has always been a family tradition, so when I moved away from my family’s church, Morningstar, dynamics changed. Sometimes I went…Apr 5, 2020Apr 5, 2020
Double minority: faith and sexualityI feel like a double minority, not even including my ethnicity. I feel like a minority in the LGBTQ community and in the Christian…Dec 7, 2019Dec 7, 2019
SeenThis is a spoken word piece I performed tonight. It’s about ethnic identity crises and survivor’s guilt.Nov 23, 20192Nov 23, 20192
I keep skipping classI have major depressive disorder and general anxiety disorder.Nov 16, 20192Nov 16, 20192
Victorious, 9 years laterIf you follow my Twitter (self-promo: @reluctantemo), you know how excited I am about the hit Nickelodeon show Victorious being posted on…Nov 9, 2019Nov 9, 2019
On representation, moral opinions, and not being a jerkMy school is hosting a preview day for prospective students. The quad is flooded with hopeful high-schoolers, here to learn more about…Oct 25, 20192Oct 25, 20192
In your angerI’m part of a theology cohort at my school. For two years, fourteen of us students will meet with one of the Christian Studies professors…Oct 19, 20191Oct 19, 20191
John Mulaney — the rare unproblematic comedianI was introduced to John Mulaney’s comedy three years ago at a sleepover. I ended up falling asleep to his oddly soothing voice, but the…Oct 12, 20193Oct 12, 20193
