On board: How do our jars represent sympathy in joy? My paper: This one I could technically answer right now but I don’t want to do that. Thinking has become a challenge as of late, forcing the gears in my brain to shake loose the cobwebs and dust as they painstakingly begin to turn. Everything is rusted and the flakes drift about, leaving me with stale, … Continue reading end of the semester breakdown
Recently I read From Here to Eternity. It’s a nonfiction book by Caitlin Doughty and is subtitled “Traveling the World to Find the Good Death”. It chronicles the trips of a funeral home worker who is attempting to determine the best way to approach the reality of death by examining the way various cultures handle their dead. Ranging from the glowing Buddhas of Japan to the open … Continue reading death is not fiction
Recently I read the book Lincoln in the Bardo for an English class. It is categorized as historical fiction and is an experimental work written by George Saunders, an author any English major in New York is well familiar with. While it was typically not something I would select, I’m very happy that I was given the opportunity to read this book and highly recommend it … Continue reading importance of grief
As I head into the last summer before graduating college, I’m hoping to change some of my habits and get my life into order. Most people use the new year to get their life in order but I find that the summer is the best time. There’s sun, warmth, slightly more free time, and more motivation because I don’t have to shovel a driveway. Maybe … Continue reading a new beginning
Mundanely Magical 