I don’t want him to know how excited I am for this, because I worked very hard to make it seem like I was being peer pressured by my friends. I would never tell him that I was dreaming about dancing with him under the streamers of soft white lights, the same ones that currently Read more

It’s been six years. Every day, I add one token to the bank of days it has been. After all, one day at a time is a common cliché. When I do manage to fall asleep, most of my dreams that I remember follow a similar pattern. I’m standing on the edge of a tall Read more

For so many months, there was peace. He only crossed my mind once or twice, like the shadow of a whisper. My dreams were a nonsensical wonderland of strange buildings, Tall bridges, Cities and places that I had never been before. My subconscious sought that which frightened me: Falling from a precipitous height, Getting lost, Read more

Some people say there is a calm before the storm, but I’d like to amend that and talk about the calm after the storm. It’s unsettling and quiet, and there is an air of surrealism as I look around, seeing nothing but havoc and destruction. Trees are uprooted, there is debris everywhere, houses are massacred, Read more

This is a short essay I wrote for my Seminar in Courts and Sentencing class. My instructor asked us to write about the insanity defense, and I chose to focus on the infamous case of John Wayne Gacy. Paper #1: Mental Health Issues                 Christmastime in Chicago in 1978 was anything but idyllic. Little did Read more

The scenery looks like something out of a fairytale: the leaves on the trees are the most breathtaking shades of red, yellow, and orange, the sky is slightly dark as the late evening rolls in, and the air is crisp and cool. I’m racing down the street on my bike and relishing the sound of Read more