The first video game I ever played was Freddi Fish, on my mom's old iMac G3. Sitting in a sunlit room, bathed in golden light, I would prop myself up on some decorative pillows in a faded yellow wicker chair that was far too large for me, and explore the…

Stepping off of the Metro into the scalding heat of Long Beach, California, I am greeted with a tingling sensation across my arms. The heat bears down on me with an unrelenting blanket of discomfort, so I break for the shaded wall nearby. A few minutes pass of heavy metal…

For a summer writing course I truly expected to be writing bland, straightforward, rigid papers all semester. When universities usually say their course is “creative” it generally means they just want you to argue something that isn’t academic in nature, though still extremely rigid in academic structure. I often feel…

You will fail. There isn’t any way around it. At some point in your life you will experience failure. In summary from Mick Herron reviewing Joe Moran’s If You Should Fail, “If all our actions feed into the eternal symphony of life on earth, then ‘Failure is the price we…

Trying to figure out what you are passionate about in today’s age isn’t easy. In fact, the odds are stacked against you from the start nowadays. When looking at something which is very close to me, Art, we can really see how we are set up poorly from an academic…

Longform Poetic Ramble assisted by Photographs of my life It’s wild sometimes to take a look back at your camera roll. There are so many forgotten things that tend to fold themselves into digital memories, within the creases of my life. Things I don’t remember, or barely recognize. Occasionally I’ll…

TDLR: I reconnect with a lifelong friend of mine, Nathan Green, a recent graduate of the University of California, Irvine with a degree in Philosophy specializing in Law and Society, and a Minor in Global Sustainability. Ranging from topics covering conservation in our hometown, to living a meaningful and…

In today’s world, we too often find ourselves stuck in monotonous ruts, unable to find time to creatively express, or relieve the tension we build up throughout a week. My favorite way to blow off steam and relax is to workout, and right now that means bouldering. Now, when you…

I personally have struggled with severe anxiety since I was a baby. I worry about things that have yet to happen, that have already happened, and even things that will most likely never happen. The thing that’s wild is that sometimes I can be anxious, and I can’t even tell…