"Aero Tears, Faded Sunflowers:" a Poem
Colors come through differently when you live life like I do. Blue is no longer like the sky when all of its drops of rain have fallen...
Avery Downes (SLU ‘24)
Avery Downes (SLU ‘24)
Avery is a freshman at SLU whose only personality trait is being from Chicago, IL, loves overanalyzing (in other words majors in psychology), and can't go a day without iced coffee.
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An Ode to the Death of My Internalized Misogyny
“I’m not like most girls.” A phrase that literally makes me cringe. A phrase that I wanted to embody for such a long time. When I was young...
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Feeling Emotions As They Come
Over the past few months, maybe even years, people have finally decided to open up to discussions about mental health concerns. Instead of...
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My Top Three Most Beautiful Places in The World
Even though the pandemic may have put a pause on world travel for us here in the United States, I still love to look at the pictures of the...
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An Open Letter to my Senior-Year-Self
Hey girl, how are you? I know, you’re trying to see the bright side of things, but this isn’t fun. Well, it started as fun. I still...
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A Reflection on Learning During a Pandemic
Since school has started back up again, I’ve been consistently thinking about how my education is being affected. Am I really learning...
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Questions to Ask When You Have No Questions to Ask
Almost everyone I know has had a conversation die out and had to sit with an awkward silence with the other person. For me, this is almost...
