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I’m on a work study program. This means a 1.5 hour commute by train, bus, and walking (3 hours round trip, more if traffic is bad). Eight hours working, then back to study for night classes for another three hours. Let’s face it. Most of my writing (if any) has been in my head. As…

To write stories that are good. To write stories that are fun. To write stories that you love. There’s something almost magical about midnight, the witching hour. Where one day bleeds into the next. Where the sky almost seems to be holding its breath, waiting for the next day to begin. Writers hold their breath…

Wattpad. If you haven’t heard of it yet as a writer, then trust me, you will. It’s a growing social media platform that banks on serialization of writing. (Think Charles Dickens/ Alexandre Dumas publications of his newest chapters every week in various literary journals/newspapers). It matches millions of readers to hopeful writers. And here are…

          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…