I Miss My ParentsIt’s a term I hear a lot on social media. It's a trend of sorts, an "aesthetic" of people who'd grown up with parents who came of age in the late ’80s and early ’90s, with flip phones, hoop earrings, and Juicy Couture…Read the essay ›
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Static Mind.
Static Mind chronicles the shift from an analog childhood to a digital adolescence and its effects on mental health. Personal reflections on growing up in the space between two worlds, and what was left behind in the transition.
I Miss My ParentsIt’s a term I hear a lot on social media. It's a trend of sorts, an "aesthetic" of people who'd grown up with parents who came of age in the late ’80s and early ’90s, with flip phones, hoop earrings, and Juicy Couture…Read the essay ›
I Miss Writing LettersI still remember my sixth birthday party. I don’t remember every person I invited, what activities we did, what I wore, or even what kind of cake I got. (Luckily, there are plenty of pictures). But what I do remember,…
I Miss Being BoredI can’t remember the last time I felt that—or said it out loud. But it used to be one of my most-used phrases, one that I’m sure my mom grew tired of hearing. “I’m bored,” I’d tell her once I’d exhausted all my menial…