The lonely, hopeless look in Grace’s eyes at the animal rescue is a look I will never forget. The sheer trauma and lack of tranquility she had experienced in her days as a stray in South Carolina was...

  In the past year alone, I’ve met celebrities such as Sacha Baron Cohen, Billy Crystal, Aaron Rodgers, David Spade and Catherine O’Hara. I’ve graduated eighth grade, ate pizza with Jesus, played...

“I write this sitting in the kitchen sink” is the iconic first line of “I Capture the Castle” by Dodie Smith. Similarly, I began writing this opinion piece at a nook of a stairwell after...

I couldn’t imagine being raised by a working mom. My cleaning standards would be lower. No offense to the kids of working moms but I have yet to meet someone in my age group who’s been taught to clean...

As someone who used to attend concerts weekly, I’d say I’m pretty excited for live music to be making a comeback. After all that has occurred in the past year, we must ask, is it too soon? With the...

Anyone who knows me knows these things about me: I am an introvert and I do not like to start conversations. However, if an already started conversation is about a topic I like and know well, I will...

My personal mantra is to remain as natural-looking as possible. Let’s be honest, the blow-up doll features are popular but it's not appealing. Don’t mind me though, if you want that look, go for it!...

I got tired of wearing pink every Monday morning in the last days of 2020. My first class was American government, so I used to say to myself that I was serving “Legally Blonde” as I made...

I used to make pizza, a lot of pizza. My family owns a little pizzeria and deli right outside of the city of Saratoga Springs, New York, where I grew up. When my parents first purchased the place about...

Whenever someone mentions taking a subway, train or bus to get somewhere, it’s often with a tone of distaste. Public transportation is generally seen as a bothersome roadblock to your intended destination...

Back in March of 2020, as COVID-19 began to change our world like no one had seen before, I alongside countless people across the globe wanted nothing more than to get back to our normal lives. I had just barely started...