My kind of love poems involve coffee
I’ll be honest — I don’t often venture out to read much poetry. But in high school, I would shelve books at the local library for minimum wage (it was a great gig, truly), and sometimes I would pick a...
View ArticleWriting love notes
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, many people are scrambling to find a Valentine. I’ve always wondered why this holiday that is meant to celebrate love, doesn’t seem to include love of all...
View ArticleWhat Our Mothers Do
“How’s it going, sweetheart?” asked my mother. “I tried changing him, feeding him, playing with him, and I couldn’t make him stop crying!” I said. Then I promptly burst into tears. “Mom, I’m scared I...
View ArticleThe True Meaning of Weddings
This past weekend I was my friends date to his mom’s wedding. With a weeks notice, I scrambled to find a dress and pack my bags since the wedding was about 3 hours away. I felt frantic due to the short...
View ArticleFantastical Relationships of Genre Media
Lately I find myself thinking about what makes for a good relationship. Is it openness and trust? Is it a connection that cannot be denied even when you try? As I so often do when I start down the path...
View ArticleBeloved
A brilliant woman and author named Toni Morrison wrote a classic novel called Beloved, which is considered canon for 20th century American literature. Its story bursts with a universal theme: love....
View ArticleIt’s Cuffing Season Y’all
With the falling of the first leaf, we are thrusted back into a nostalgic revelry—a “blast from the past”—of rich foods, fluffy blankets, and cuddling by the fire. Pumpkin spice. There, I said it,...
View ArticleTimeline, Would you Be My Valentine?
Is it the pressure or the genuine love for our Valentine that makes us give away our chocolates and credit cards? Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching as the sales for heart boxed and shaped candies,...
View ArticleSelf Love Does Exist: There is no such thing as being ready for love Response
Helena Fitzgerald applaud, applaud, snap, snap. I appreciate your skepticism. Skepticism is what keeps the world going round; it keeps us on our toes and not contempt. Your argument was solid, but only...
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