Goldilocks
The bears gave chase to the girl and stopped suddenly. The sound went abruptly from the loud roar of the winds to the eerily soft sounds of...
Syeda Dayemi (UIC ‘20)
Syeda Dayemi (UIC ‘20)
Hello! My name's Syeda Dayemi and I graduated UIC (majored in Biology). :)
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Seeing Dead People
It was a weird trick of the light that his eyes did. He could see the dead. He didn’t know how and it wasn’t all the time but he could. He...
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She Dreams of Cashmere
Your brother scratched you when you were nine So there’s a small scar on your chin It’s barely noticeable on that smooth skin of yours But...
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Two Years and a Fleeting Moment
It was a different feeling, being on this side of the board. It was a different thrill. Instead of running after, she was running away and...
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Under The Oak Tree
We went on a ride I could pretend I didn’t know where But it was to that new diner And I left you there, under the Oak Tree We all got in...
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An Inefficient Collaboration
In my entire life, I never had to write a research paper with other people, and it boggled my mind when it was first brought up this...
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The Thing About People Remembering Your Birthday
My birthday was on March 6th and I had a different experience this time around. For my previous 20 birthdays, I always had this idea that I...
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Tips To Help House Guests Feel Welcome
1. Explain to them that this is their home too (at least for the time being) and they should feel free to sit anywhere and chill. Tell them...
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Welcome To America
The cold freeze passed your skin and froze the bones Her flight was that day and it was frigid Her cheeks turned red as if her blood was...
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How Not To Spray Perfume
What I absolutely love about going to make-up or perfume shops are the free samples. They have the cutest small containers and I just love...
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Adorable Cousin
I just came back from my trip to India. I had visited for my cousin’s wedding. Despite the opposite time zones, I was not jet-lagged when I...
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The Rain Fell In Waves
The rain fell in waves, rather than drops. It felt like he was standing on a shore at the beech instead of the middle of the city. It was...
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6 Ways to Mess With Your Brother When You're Bored
Log into his laptop and change his scrolling direction: The way my trackpad scrolls is not the way my brother’s trackpad scrolls. I have...
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First Thanksgiving
My family never celebrated Thanksgiving. While I was born and raised in Chicago, my parents were immigrants. Thanksgiving never meant...
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The Walking Stick
I have a walking stick. It’s too cold to wear a coat, But the walking stick walks, Until it’s too cold to walk Its spindle legs tap on the...
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Night Befallen
As night befallen, And with nowhere to sleep, The moons rise to shatter, Into pieces to reap. The earth gathers the pieces And scatters...
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How to Crack Open a Pistachio
Remember all those times when you had the urge to eat pistachios but you didn't have the strength to open those pistachio shells? Well,...
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Things You’ll Want to Say Just Before You Die--In No Particular Order
1) “I left a million dollars in the…” This one will be quite funny; I think this is a classic! Of course, it’s more likely that no one will...
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My Words
I was a very emotional child who used to write about darkness and hard times, without ever having experienced them. When I was about ten or...
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Foreign Words and Numbers
I can’t spell if my life depended on it. Of course, I used to read a lot when I was younger and most of the spelling words I know are just...
