It’s good to fail sometimes

When I was a freshman, I gathered all my meager self-confidence and sent a writing sample to the Newswire. I was soundly ignored. On the long list of Things I…

What is the proper goodbye?

Parting words for an imperfect community In saying goodbye, one expresses affection, well-wishes and an intent to return. When I tell my roommate and my close friends goodbye in a…

Laugh in the face of the unknown

An improviser’s lesson on embracing the spontaneous beauty in life I’m a planner, a perfectionist. I need things to go a certain way. This is funny, because none of life’s…