Staying Motivated When the Going Gets Tough

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: writing is hard. I know that to anyone on the outside it might look as simple as sitting down at a desk and getting lost in your imagination for a few hours. But there are actually a million different things you have to take into consideration…

Newsflash: Harvey Milk Day

As May rolls by at its staggering pace, our thoughts often turn to the coming summer. Students are stressing over finals, teachers are holding their breath as they prep report cards, and a sense of freedom and excitement looms overhead with the brightening sky. But before our thoughts turn completely toward June, there is a…

Writing By Hand

I have always preferred to write by hand. Ever since I was in school, unearthing my notebook from my backpack while waiting for class to start, or else freeing a solitary piece of lined paper from a binder in order to keep myself occupied after finishing an assignment. But the habit really peaked for me…