It wasn't until I had a conversation with an old friend yesterday that I realized I'm going into my second year of college— I'm not a freshman anymore. To look back on the beginning of college last year, it's odd to think of myself as two different people; the me then and the me now. But…Read more An Open Letter To College Freshman
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Getting Unstuck: 5 ways to get back up again
Welcome to the second week of August— aka, the time when all the high schoolers realize that a new year just started and all the college kids realize that the end of summer is inevitable. With a new year starting for everyone and all the adults giving in to the impending end to vacation time,…Read more Getting Unstuck: 5 ways to get back up again
A Political Side of the Story
After a long weekend of moving in and driving back down for Thursday, summer classes have officially begun. Though this week has been quite an eventful one in my own world, there have also been some major changes in the political world. Everyone seems to be talking about the transgender ban in the military and…Read more A Political Side of the Story
Inside Out– A poem
Today’s the day— Nick and I are moving into our first house this weekend. As summer classes start Thursday and we make our way towards sophomore year, it seems that a lot of things are changing. Little pieces of our adolescence are being left behind along the way. Call me nostalgic or simply at a…Read more Inside Out– A poem
Life is like a Palindrome- But not Quite
Did you know that starting on the tenth, this entire week of dates has been a set of palindromes? Take a look, they read the same way backwards as they do forward: 7/10/17, 7/11/17… 7/17/17. What a crazy life we’re living isn’t it? Anyway, that was your fun fact for the week and today I…Read more Life is like a Palindrome- But not Quite
In Loving Memory and Suicide Prevention
“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe They say that no matter what happens, life…Read more In Loving Memory and Suicide Prevention
The Indefinite Emotion: Love
“Tell me whom you love, and I’ll tell you who you are.” – Creole Proverb As we come closer to the month of June being over and head towards that of Independence, I wanted to take a moment (and a blog post) to appreciate what is known as the past of LGBT poetry. Poetry, like any…Read more The Indefinite Emotion: Love
Farewell to Freshman Year
They say that time flies when you're having fun, and this year… Well if nothing else, it has been an absolute whirlwind of classes, new people, far too many names, and of course, countless nights of fun to collide into what I now hold dear as the memories of my freshman year. Just like that,…Read more Farewell to Freshman Year
365 Days Later…
This week may have been our final week of classes here at CP and my freshman year may be one week away from being over, but today I wanted to celebrate something very special with you: Last Sunday, Kwilliamsbooks turned 1. A year ago, I graduated high school and decided to get a head start…Read more 365 Days Later…
What it means to have Pride
Welcome to June, the month I finally get to begin my (short) summer, the weather really starts heating up, and the world gets to celebrate something very important. Welcome to Pride Month. If you’ve been on Google today you might have seen the rainbow colors on their doodle for the day, that is something special.…Read more What it means to have Pride
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