Life
My Grandmother and Her Fight with Alzheimer’s Disease
Recently, I had to write a speech for a competition at school on any topic, and I picked my grandmother, who has Alzheimer’s. I...
Christmas Magic All Year Round
Christmas magic. These two words have enveloped children’s hearts with joy for hundreds of years and have filled their eyes with wonder and excitement....
Author Calla Devlin on the Importance of Journalism
I never wanted to be a novelist.
When I was in high school, I saw Missing, a movie about an American journalist named Charles Horman. In...
I’m Still Here
As we draw towards the closing end of 2017, I'm proud to find our society, in general, becoming less stigmatized towards mental health issues....
Lighthouse: A Shining Light in Mental Illness
I was listening to a song by Mallory Knox called "Lighthouse." A particular lyric struck a chord in me and inspired this.
“Find the lighthouse...
How Not to Build a Monster
Odds are, you aren’t as dramatic as I am, but I’m sure we’ve all been there -- that moment when it feels like everything...
Online Harassment: A Letter
To the grown man who harassed my friends on the Internet:
I guess my main question is: Why? Don’t you have better things to do with...
The Effect of Death
My school has just suffered a horrible tragedy. A student was found dead two days ago, the morning after our homecoming dance. I did...
Study Tips for Busy Students
Y’know, we get it. School can be a rough, busy time, especially if you’re juggling a job and extracurriculars with a full courseload. Here...
Author Kes Trester: Sitting at the Cool Kids’ Table
We all experience feelings of not belonging, of thinking we’re the only one standing alone at a party when everyone else is having a...
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