Posts by Sophia Whitte

          1. You start every conversation with, “Hey, what’s up you guys? My name is NAME and today, I’m going to…” 2. You do all the challenges. Ice bucket. Cinnamon. Lip challenge. Everything. 3. You don’t hang out. You do “collabs”. 4. You’ve started talking to yourself and narrating your day like a…

Eat food like a vacuum cleaner because you’ve been living off ramen Hug your pet to bits Get asked if you gained/lost weight. (NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, JANET!) Wonder whatever happened to that one kid in high school that sat behind you in fifth period Miss your college friends Miss a free schedule Hug your…

I hope you’re somewhere out there, dancing on the stars. I hope wherever you are, you’re happy, experiencing joy that can’t be named. I hope that, whatever you’re doing, you’re loving every day. I pray to somehow reach you, that somehow, I’ll be heard. Still, I cannot fathom what it means to lose someone forever.…

When it comes to fiction, I have a soft spot for the escapism in it, or if attempting to illustrate an important point when it comes to humanity or global problems, then a mix of magical realism rather than solely realism. I understand that, when it comes to non-fiction, you don’t have the luxury of…

We all have off-days. Here are ten Google searches that’ll turn that frown upside down. Baby animals Positive motivational videos Babies smiling Old couples still in love Sunshine Success stories for your age group/career etc. GIFS of cuteness Upbeat 90s pop songs Creative prompts for writing/art Delicious food recipes. (Food art is a real thing!)

I can be my creepy self with the excuse that “it’s Halloween season!” Wear creepy sweaters. Like Christmas, but with more skull-and-crossbones. Candy! Cookies! Ghostly cakes! The movies! Tim Burton, Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown. The scarier bits: Poltergeist, The Shining, The Orphanage. Sign me up! The music. There’s the scary movie soundtracks, the Monster Mash, Thriller……

So, I’m currently 19, which means that this is the last year of my teenage existence. In honor of that, here’s ten life lessons I learned as I reflect on my time as a teen. There will be times you disagree with your parents. Note, these are disagreements. Disagreements mean that this is not the…

College. Between the old friends, the new friends, the clubs, the activities, and the rigorous coursework, I don’t have much time for anything else. The problem is “anything else” includes the bare necessities like food, hydration, and adequate sleep. With job applications to send out, papers due, tests out in the upcoming week, entire languages…

Step 1: Write that deadline down somewhere you can see it. Your phone. Your wall. All over your arms. Step 2: Break your project into manageable chunks. Maybe just two pages a day. Maybe set a specific day aside just to write. Step 3: Inevitably procrastinate Step 4: Regret step 3 Step 5: Pretend that…