The Seven Year Commute
Transit is the best stage of traveling because I am free from distractions and close with my thoughts. My body stays still while my mind is in motion. While driving I listen to podcasts, absorbing information which I relate to my own life. While on a bus or train, I read books of fantasy, projecting…
Discussion of “Rising” by Elizabeth Rush
In reading the reviews for “Rising,” I expected Rush’s writing to be overly poetic and draw metaphors to nature which come across as cheesy and forced. I was pleasantly surprised by the first part of this work to subvert these tropes. Rush presents a style of writing that is accessible yet layered. The reader can…
The Vanishing Contest
“I’m telling you people are animals. Actually no, that’s an insult to animals,” Tamara, a short and slim New York native, quips. She opines about the uptick of litter strewn across Toms River, New Jersey. “My mom was at the dentist the other day, and she saw two people sitting in their car eatin’ their…
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