What's in a Name?What’s in a name? Stupid phrase. Overused, Overexposed, Overlooked. What’s in a name, you ask? Identity, Legacy, History, Pain. I refuse ...
Is “Leadership” the Perpetuation of Hate at Washington and Lee?My spouse ’04 and I ’02 are alum-mates, classes of 2004 and 2002. In fact, if you met us, you might think that we are people on a postcar...
A Toxic Love He tells me I’m stupid And ugly That no one could ever love me I could leave if I want But where would I go? Back to the darkness where h...
I'm Asking You to Care: An Open Letter to a Divided CommunityDear Reader, This letter does not intend to push forward an agenda. My goal is to bring forward an idea that I think has been missing in ...
Interview with @DearWLUWhat made you want to start @DearWLU? I saw the rise of @dearPWI, and the two stories from W&L that made it onto there, and realized how ...
Same Sermon, Different ChoirWhile this is a standalone essay, it is also a response to Preaching to the Choir This is a story about labor. It is about the work that ...
A Shard of GlassI am not a puzzle piece You can gently push back Into the picture you cut me out of Instead I am a shard of glass From a broken vase And ...
The Promise A sestina written in Fall 2019 “This is the best party of your life.” I expected it to be hot and sweaty - Bodies bumping, adhering, then...
