This past summer I spent three months in Georgia after my mother had knee-replacement surgery. She traded a 1934 model knee for a 2017 high-flex titanium implant. I tried to…
The start of the school year brings a fresh wave of exciting firsts. Moving into a new dorm, a solar eclipse, the first day of school, and who can forget…
It was move-in week. Race Street was backed up with bumper-to-bumper traffic headed east toward Walmart. I had just finished a well-deserved, post-move-in brunch at the beloved Waffle House and…
At the start of a new school year, I am reminded of how difficult it is for me to reach out and talk to someone I don’t know. For most…
Today, the idea that a person can be both condemned for their corruption as well as praised for their heroism seems to be regarded as mutually exclusive. All across our…
In the last two weeks, I’ve seen more Confederate flags than I’ve ever cared to see. They’ve been on the news, in the papers and, most heartbreaking to me, here…
Going into a profession when you start out as the minority. It’s hard to continue with something you love when you are constantly being told someone is bigger and stronger…
My vantage point for “Spring Sing: Curtain Up!” was not a great one. In fact, I never saw the show from the front. The only vocals I heard were the…
When I was in middle school, I joined an online Jedi Academy started by one of my older friends. My avatar, Ben Skywalker, was a pretty involved young padawan who…
I hate to break it to everyone like this, but if you haven’t had your first kiss yet, you have little time to spare. To give you a little background,…