A Letter to Margaret Atwood
Dear Ms. Atwood, Is this how you imagined it would begin? To preface this letter, I should admit that I am a devout fan of yours. I read...
Shea Humphries (Kenyon ‘23)
Shea Humphries (Kenyon ‘23)
Despite being a native of Seattle, Washington, Shea genuinely loves both coffee and rain. She is a sophomore this year, hoping to double major in English and Film, and is passionate about good television, Jane Austen, and a well-constructed sentence.
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A Multi-Step Plan to Make Your Realities a Dream
Life has felt disturbingly surreal recently. I cannot be the only person who takes one look at the way things are going right now and...
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The Kenyon Experience: Before and After a Pandemic
There’s something otherworldly about a college campus. Fledgling people, all of similar ages, running around old stone buildings and...
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Grief in the Time of a Pandemic
Recently, I’ve found myself caught in inexplicable sadness. Somewhere along the way, I have gotten entangled. The things I used to use as...
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Ever Heard of Eco-Anxiety?
It was 2011, I had bangs, and my fourth-grade year had just begun. My life back then felt like a cliché dream sequence we see in movies...
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Dear Academy...
On February 9, the 92nd Academy Awards will air on ABC. This past year produced tremendous films from all around the world, by Hollywood...
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Tracing This Season Through Poetry
There is something that feels right about reading poetry during the colder seasons. It may just be me, but hiding from the cold by bundling...
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The Decline of Dreamers
I have always had the privilege to dream. It is my understanding that fewer and fewer people can say that as the window to dream has become...
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Four Movies for Fall
Leaves are falling, a brisk wind has picked up outside, and the sky has been getting dark earlier and earlier. What do you do at times like...
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The Art of Reinventing Yourself
The summer before I left for college, five different people told me to “reinvent myself.” The first time my relative suggested the idea to...
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Emmys 2019: The Women Who Won Awards and Our Hearts
As an avid fan of television, of course, I stayed up this past Sunday night to watch the 2019 Emmy Awards. Hunkered down on my twin-sized...
