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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE STARBUCKS BARISTA WHO GAVE ME FREE COFFEE
Dear Paul, I want to start off by apologizing. I never asked what your name was, even though you asked for mine, so for the longest time I tried to guess. I settled on Steve. You kind of looked like a Steve, but Paul is a nice name too. I only know your real name… Read more
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MY INHERITANCE
by Maddy McLean A normal human heart is defined as an organ that pumps blood throughout the body. It has four chambers: two upper chambers, called the atria, and two lower ones, called the ventricles. Together, they beat in the most beautiful, succinct pattern you could ever imagine. My mother’s human heart is not so… Read more
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SUMMER IN THE CITY
When people ask about your summer, you remain tight-lipped. You don’t want to talk about those first few sleepless nights in your pristine apartment, the days spent inventorying your clothing and the kitchenware your mother so painstakingly stacked in the stark white cabinets. Or how you would have Your Boyfriend over so you could play… Read more
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An Open Letter To My High School English Teacher
By: Rachel Craig I want to tell you a lot of things. Firstly, I want to thank you for teaching me how to write. That was very considerate of you, to donate your knowledge to a bunch of arrogant kids who took AP classes simply for the bragging rights and to appeal to a bunch… Read more
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RHETORICAL ANALYSIS: @CT_HOES
By Jane Adams “Twinkle Twinkle little slut, You like dick inside your butt” is one of many crude tweets by @CT_HOES, an account on the social media site Twitter seeking internet virality through humour-laden, sexism-ridden commentary on implicitly promiscuous high school and college aged women in Connecticut. Not being familiar with Connecticut, I asked my… Read more
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