In the realm where hearts reside, a shadow lurks, unseen A spectre named Envy, draped in veils of green. She lingers in the twilight, beneath the moon’s soft glow, Feeding on desire, in the garden where love grows. She whispers in the silence, a voice laced with deceit, Comparing, always…

every morning i wake up before the crack of dawn. i meditate. i smoke a joint. then i go for a run. every night before i go to bed i play a game of chess. a sport that can both induce and relieve stress. my life is structured, yet flexible i…

i’m going somewhere new a place i’ve never been a thing i’ve been scared of my whole blessed life and on the eve of this momentous occasion on the precipice of solving the equation there are a few things i want to say. number one. to all the special people i’ve met…

Several months ago, I started running again. But wait, I’ve gotten ahead of myself. Several years ago, the entire planet was plunged into a global health pandemic. You might have heard of it. As all that unfolded, I went through various degrees of resilience when it came to how well…

“Honeyyyyyyy! You awaaake? Foooood’s readyyy!” Eyes open, staring at the ceiling, Matt ignored his mother’s call. He wasn’t sleepy, but he also didn’t want to get up. This was it. The first day of spring. The day had finally arrived, and he couldn’t believe it. For a moment he squeezed…

It always seems impossible until it’s done. This quote may or may not be accurately attributed to Nelson Mandela. But regardless of who said it first, the sentiment is true all the same. For a species so quick to pat itself on the back for its unbounded imagination, we sure…

I received an email from work on Thursday, March 12th, 2020. It was to notify all faculty that due to the rising number of cases of the novel coronavirus, the college campus will remain closed and all classes will be suspended for two weeks. Two weeks! I mean, yea, okay…

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released the sixth iteration of its climate assessment report, AR6 (Report on Climate Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability). AR6 is the most comprehensive and extensive examination of the climate crisis to date. Impacting every single person on the planet, it is arguably one…

Sports fans. We need to talk. But first, I’d like to set the record straight about myself: I am a sports fan (not to be mistaken with athlete, which is its own animal), and have been for as long as I can remember. My earliest memories of fandom are from…