What happened in the world today? First of all, Jeffery Epstein hung himself. Epstein was awaiting trial as an accused pedophile and sex trafficker. He reportedly hung himself, but people were quick to point out that it is hard to hang yourself in jail, making people question if wether someone powerful connected to him had […]
Read More Epstein ConspiracyI started watching the movie Across the Universe with my mom. If you don’t know, it’s a movie about war and love using Beatles songs. The imagery and topic of war has been on my mind recently after the two mass shootings that took place in our country just hours apart from one another. While […]
Read More Some Conversations and what they meanHi guys. I will be taking a break the next few days because I will be super busy at work and with friends, so here is an essay to keep you all interested. This was my common application for college. I read Hamlet while you were tying your shoes. I grew up on a 12-acre […]
Read More Off Next few DaysI have met a lot of people at my time at Lincoln and Catlin. Some of them I have written about – personalities, experiences, etc. One comes back to me. Her name is Caitlyn, and yes, I did write about her in this essay. She was the example of the “hard worker.” The other day, […]
Read More Appearance of EaseI applied for a college scholarship and wrote this essay. The prompt was “For two dollars a day you can either buy a cup of coffee or help 100 people get clean water or aid in another humanitarian crisis. Is it morally acceptable to buy the coffee or not?” I didn’t get the award, but […]
Read More An EssayHey. I am getting you this a little later than expected because I wasn’t in a super good mood today and didn’t feel like writing so now I am writing after work. Tonight at work I cleaned for two hours outside on the streets and in the back of the store. During this […]
Read More Inside flawsThis 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 iconLet 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 pathsTommorow 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 SocksOne 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
Hey Hank 