The Zombie Apocalypse

By now it’s typical. I mean, everyone saw this coming. The constant shortcuts and back alleys and quick fixes to our society. It was the only outcome that would seem logical. The entire human species, gone in a matter of weeks. Most people’s immune systems couldn’t handle the first outbreak. The few that survived? Picked off by the [...]

What does it mean to be an American

This was a very short writing response to a question posed by my cross-cultural psych professor. I’ll admit it’s a bit more pessimistic than I usually look at things. But what can I say, I was on a roll. What does it mean to be an American? America symbolizes freedom. We as a country arose [...]

The sound of my drum

It’s often easy to get lost in our own world, forgetting how we are connected to everything. We march to the beat of our own drum, unique and individual, however separate. I remember a time when I thought this to be the goal of oneself, to define myself apart from others. I concentrated on how [...]