You may already know this, but February is American heart month, a month where we not only celebrate our heart-strings … More
Category: society
living with other humans
The cliché is too real: I honestly feel as if my first day of college was just a couple months ago.
a happy (free) birthday
an adventure: how many free things can I get for my birthday?
dresses for justice
I’ve never experienced slavery. I’ve never been sold from person to person, I’ve never been used and reused like a … More
the grandest of rapids
I’ve been in Northwest Iowa for the past month or so, doing college-y stuff and trying not to miss my … More
my hair color, my choice
So what if I want to have blue hair? A few years ago, I never would have believed that my … More
our neighbo(u)rs up north, eh?
I noticed on a previous post that I have quite a few Canadian readers, so I thought I would talk … More
420 blaze it
What is this “420” thing all about and why are we blazing it? Marijuana is a big deal these days. But why today especially?
the city is alive
As a child, I thought that I lived in the country just because I didn’t live in a big city like Chicago and I had trees in my backyard. Then I moved to Iowa.