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The Solitary Paradox: #Introvert Problems

I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel. -Audrey Hepburn Whosoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god. -Aristotle These two quotes(despite there sources) are radically different, so why did […]

I’m Sorry…Actually I’m Not At All…..

I’ve been reading Ernest Hemingway On Writing, and something that I have taken away from it, is how unapologetic Hemingway is for not only his work, but his life. I don’t know about some of you out there, but I have an awful tendency to say sorry a lot and apologize in general. This is […]

Happiness Isn’t Always The Goal

Our culture seems to only believe in happiness and positive things. We like to have sadness controlled and maintained by various coping mechanisms(ice cream, alcohol and staying in bed). We might even just take it in a small dose, but never more than for a couple minutes. We go to almost extraordinary lengths to avoid […]

Another Holla For The TwentySomethings

Well, commencement ceremonies have started or about to start. Up here at Franciscan University, graduation was yesterday. There was an outpouring of parents, relatives and siblings wandering about and now most have left. There were also those students who came back to walk and to join their fellows in this (honestly, horrific) march across the […]

Life Doesn’t Really Stop Does It?

I wanna say sorry for not posting in almost two weeks a week here. It was spring finals for me, so that means finals and papers needed to get done. I can’t really slack and play around like I did in undergrad…nope, not anymore. Summer is already here for me. Work and a couple summer […]

The Writer: The Silent Artist

I’ve been considering the position of the writer in society over the past week. There’s plenty of fodder for what I could write about, including how writer’s are treated by society and the economy. I recently read this Salon article that more or less epitomizes the perspective that most individuals have, regrettably. In order to […]

Save the Niceness, Pleasentries and Trite Phrases!

Give me Sincerity instead! This is something I’ve been considering a lot the past few weeks and at this point I think it merits a little attention. First, I think I have address a seemingly ‘larger’ problem that others seem consumed with at the moment, which concerns our increasingly internet dependent culture. We often complain […]

No Direction: The Slogan of TwentySomethings

Something I’ve come to find out in my 1st year of grad. school, is how chaotic life is after college. Yeah, I know I haven’t really left school yet, but grad. school has plenty of uncertainties and just hearing snippets from other peers who are out in the real world is more than enough. As […]

Actions Speak Louder Than Words…..Oops…

I was leafing through my writer’s notebook yesterday afternoon and I came across this thought I had written to myself a couple years ago: If actions speak louder than words…then why write? It’s a bit of a paradox and maybe there are some obvious practical answers to that question, but for me I find the […]

Movie Review: Noah – Myth, Faith & Beauty

Last night I went to the first showing of Noah. My reaction during the film were across the board of feelings of wonder, joy, sorrow, and horror. Yet, what I can say first and foremost is that the movie is absolutely beautiful. Director Darren Aronofsky is known for his beautiful, even raw shots in […]