This summer I have spent many of my weeks working at Salt & Straw. Salt & Straw is an ice cream store that started in Portland and over the past 8 years has been one of the most successful locally-owned ice cream stores in the country. The store I work at is one of the […]

Read More Instagramability: From fad to icon

Let me tell you about two things that happened this week: I watched a video and I took a phone call.  The video I watched was “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” and the phone call I took was with a college counselor at The University of Chicago. For those of you who don’t know, […]

Read More Theater is Taking Over: the end of linear career paths

Tommorow I will have more to say, but for today here is a short story – one I wrote for a college application. _______________________ It’s a big day. Well, of course it is because if it wasn’t, I wouldn’t need you.  7:35 am. You know I wake up later on these days, usually because I’ve […]

Read More Letter to Socks

One thing that I want you all to do when you’re reading my essays is to take everything I say with a grain of salt. I fear that sometimes I can sound arrogant or cocky because when I talk about my experiences I seem like a scholar or a wise person when in reality I […]

Read More The Have/Lack: A Diagnosis of People

Yesterday I was at my home in Gaston where I lived for ages 3 to 13. While at the house, I was talking to my friend about being homeschooled. We started looking at a shelf of books from my homeschooled days, and we were looking at the work I had done in these years. Textbooks, […]

Read More Homeschooling, From Gaston

I am getting today’s essay off early because this evening I will be in Gaston, Oregon where I spent the early years of my life. Today’s essay is short but important. It’s a continuation of yesterday’s discussion of CardsCook.    If you live in Portland, you know about what has been dubbed “the homeless rocks.” […]

Read More Ritz & Poor

Dear Readers, As you all know, I have taken a break from writing for Hey Hank News. My viewership has gone back to almost zero active viewers and my friends and family no longer talk about it. This makes me sad because writing for you all has been one of the most rewarding parts of […]

Read More Back, and a Story