[Reflecting on the rhetorical forms that make up public space.] This past Sunday, after a lovely day at an apple orchard near Charlottesville, my partner and I got a flat tire on the interstate. We were in between two exits that were several miles away from each other, so we pulled over, half on the … Continue reading Interstate Markers: Common Sense or Cryptic?
Author: Cassandra
Moments in July: Ricketts Glen
My friend Anna and I spent a day earlier this month hiking the Falls Trail at Ricketts Glen State Park in our beautiful and homey northeast PA. There were way more falls than I expected, and they overwhelmed my heart every time. There's just something intense and awe-inspiring about such powerful rushing water that makes … Continue reading Moments in July: Ricketts Glen
Feeling Upset and Angry? Me Too.
I use a Passion Planner to organize my life. It's a wonderful brand of planners that I've been using for four years now and there's a section at the beginning of every planner that invites you to brainstorm about your goals for the year. And half-way through, at the end of June, there is another … Continue reading Feeling Upset and Angry? Me Too.
Learning How
How lost I feel. How being 20 has brought me to see myself as a singular entity drawn in opposition to the world. How I feel part of something much larger than myself at the same time. How at 16 I saw a video recording of a Black man being killed by police officers. How … Continue reading Learning How
un petit poème
i dipped my feet in a river today walked on the sludgy riverbank until the heat of the sun found my core and lit the fire that i have been meaning to find
Summer (Solstice)
What are we celebrating when the summer solstice comes? Longevity; the length of days, the length of our lives, all that we've been blessed to experience this far in the span of that length. Warmth; the heat of passion from doing what you heart calls you to do, the sweaty glow that makes our golden … Continue reading Summer (Solstice)
Discover Prompts: “Elixir”
I began to write a list of moments that are my elixirs, moments that make me feel alive and in tune with all of my senses at once. But all the moments I could come up with had a strain of commonality. All of them were experiences of complete mindfulness. As cliche as it is, … Continue reading Discover Prompts: “Elixir”
Reflections on Jeopardy and Reading
I've always been enchanted by the vastness of Jeopardy contestants' knowledge. How can such seemingly normal people know so much about so many different things? Around when I started going to college, I began to realize that such knowledge simply takes a long time to acquire. This did and still does frustrate my young mind. … Continue reading Reflections on Jeopardy and Reading
Why Do I Go to Art Museums?
Because I want to be in conversation with the artists who are talking to me through the art on the walls. That's all art ever is--a conversation, some information transferred from one brain to another. What the artist means to say could be found in the colors, in the form, the composition, the texture, ad … Continue reading Why Do I Go to Art Museums?
Procrasti-Learning: My Worst Habit
I am in pursuit of something great. I want to be a writer. I am a writer. I write every day, in the safety of my journal. But if I don't share anything I write, does that make me a writer? I take so much time to learn the specifics of things, to try to … Continue reading Procrasti-Learning: My Worst Habit
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