Here is the unedited dedication in my new notebook. Official Writing Notebook*** Starting a notebook is so special that I think I must...

Middlemarch by George Eliot was one of the first works of fiction that I have read where I focused on appreciating the writing rather...

I wrote the following on 09-20-20: “I have a pattern in my life, which I can’t say I hate, though I would think it should disturb me. I...

It’s a new year, and I’m looking to create new habits. I’m a natural upholder of rules, so it’s hard for me to be okay with an exception...

I love meeting interesting people, and I find the old adage, “Interested people are interesting and bored people are boring,” to be...

I recently got a Kindle, and I have been enjoying it, especially when I travel or when the library doesn’t have a physical copy of...

Is it better to work from within the system to change the system or reject the system altogether? Is it better to adapt myself to my...

This piece was published by AHEM (Advocates for Home Education in Massachusetts) as part of their Meet Massachusetts Homeschoolers...

My greatest fear is being a bad person. This was my main thought as I howled into my wet pillow. I felt violent and pathetic and...

My generation has never known a world without electronic media: television, smartphones, personal computers, tablets, screens everywhere....

This was published in the Berkshire Edge in response to a local student protest on climate change. A Teenager's Response to Friday's...

I self-direct my education. What does that even mean? It means I do not attend school, and I get to make decisions about what and how I...

The sea's horizon awes me, but in general I'm not a big fan of the ocean or sailing or whales. I also prefer reading books primarily by...

This book made me cry both times I read it. That being said, if you don’t want the themes of this book spoiled for you, stop reading now.