From death and funerals to stem cell research and abortion
Cross country season picked back up again. On Monday morning I was awakened by a song coming out of my iHome speaker at 7:30 (which is much too early to meet my approval, I’ll let you know). I got up,...
View ArticleA fantastic weekend
For the past month, I have been telling myself that the weekend I am experiencing right now could either be the best weekend of my life, or the very worst. It turned out better than I ever dreamed it...
View ArticleLittle running M&Ms
A sea of M&Ms took off as the gun sounded. Someone had carefully organized them into neat rows by color and then with the pull of the trigger they were mixed back together as if someone had shoved...
View ArticleStuck in the mud
I think I know what my problem is: maturity. Several summers ago, I hosted a small bonfire. We roasted marshmallows and created our own ice cream sundaes to top it off. After awhile, my guests got...
View ArticleHyperventilation and heart palpitations
“No one passes you on that hill, Emily.” I heard that in my head. On repeat. I rounded the second-to-last flag and, dog-tired, glanced up at the gully I had to climb. “Show me the same guts you showed...
View ArticleFive minutes ago
This tab has been up on my computer now for a solid 30 minutes. Time to write and fill the white space, huh? But, try as I might, I can’t get this worded correctly and succinctly. So another five...
View ArticleA haven for the go, go, goer
But, wait –– didn’t I just write this post? With one more exam to go, I’m sitting on the edge of my sophomore year. Tomorrow, Dad comes and hauls all of my belongings away, leaving me to brave senior...
View ArticleRecreating the high
“One more lap, Em!” “Gotta speed up on this one if you want that time!” “100 meters left!” “Kick it in!” …I can still hear them in my head. Yelling at me. Screaming. Coaches losing their voices and...
View ArticleMake new friends, but keep the old
Karly, Nick and I sat in the front row of composition and critical thinking freshman year, but we didn’t really talk. Madison and Jordan sat in the second row. I didn’t really talk to them much,...
View ArticleFame to shame and back again
The high school’s athletic department spelled my last name wrong on my first-ever MVP plaque for varsity cross country in 2006. Trevor, the men’s MVP recipient and my then-senior-in-high-school...
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