Holden Caulfield Was Emo As Hell
Holden Caulfield was emo as hell. He didn’t wear black jeans and vans and all, but he was emo as hell. At least, that’s what I thought when I flipped the final page of The Catcher in the Rye. My…
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Redefining Emo: Five Years of ‘Life’s Not Out to Get You’
It changed the genre so much, now we call it “pop-punk” What it means to be emo in 2020 has drastically changed since its mainstream peak in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Traditionally characterized by bands like blink-182, My…
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Quarantine Quavers
March 14, 2020 Last night I saw New York, the city that never sleeps, in its post-apocalyptic form. Times Square, by far the worst place in the city, showed me her bare beauty. Constantly lined with delirious tourists, unrelenting requests,…
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Of Dragons and Dreams: My Battles with Envy
Look, it’s easy for me to write what I’m excited to share. Like learning a language in a month by talking to topless women, or getting an internship with my childhood hero. This isn’t like that. It was hard to…
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Becoming You: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Education
“You were a strength coach and now you’re studying writing because you want to become an entrepreneur?” “Yup, you got it.” “But you’re in a program where you make your major?” “Exactly.” “Yeah, that doesn’t make any sense,” I retrospectively…
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On Some Emo Meditation Practice
[Note: The title is a blink-182 reference. If just one person gets it I’ll be happy.] I just want to relive this night forever. I wish they would play that over and over. Why can’t they come back here more…
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What I Learned From Devan McConnell
In June 2018 on a Saturday morning, I found myself at the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s annual Vermont State Clinic at the University of Vermont. I was especially excited for one of the morning’s speakers, Devan McConnell. Familiar with…