While teen pop sensation Hannah Montana didn't quite make it to the big city during her hit motion picture Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), that doesn't mean you can't! The summer is a great time to holiday in the Big Apple, yet also an awful time (you're gonna feel sticky). But don't let that stop … Continue reading Tips for Your Trip: NYC in the Summer Time
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Instagram Guide to Charleston, SC
As the greek philosopher Aristotle once said, and I quote, "pics or it didn't happen." When you're on vacation, it's your god-given right to photoshoot and over post to Instagram. I, for one, wholeheartedly support this Gen Z/Millennial ideal because I am incredibly egotistical. Believe it or not, I just recently purchased a tripod off … Continue reading Instagram Guide to Charleston, SC
A Sticky Situation
Preface: This is a piece I wrote this semester that I thought was really funny. You might hate it -- I don't care, I'll still think it's funny. by Scout Petersen During my first-period physics class at Westside High School, my nostrils started to tingle. I made a few clockwise circles with my nose, hoping … Continue reading A Sticky Situation
The poetry I wrote this semester (for class)
Last spring I was enrolled in a fiction writing course where I was prompted to write two short stories. Having never actually succeeded in finishing a story, literally ever, I had my doubts. Come to find out, I'm not half bad. More importantly, I really enjoyed it. Once I had the stomach to share these … Continue reading The poetry I wrote this semester (for class)
going home for the holidays
One minute I'm peacefully dreaming of beaches with sand made of Funyuns, and the next I'm being violently shoved awake by the touching down of plane wheels on a salted Nebraskan runway. My neck does this thing where it lunges forward and I release a small snort, but as soon as I realize what I've … Continue reading going home for the holidays