Goodbye. It’s a noun. According to Webster’s dictionary, it’s “a concluding remark or gesture at parting”. So why does it suck so much? Why does the word goodbye pull the edges of my stomach...

Spending these last few weeks back in a high school environment to student teach has reminded me (perhaps a bit more than I’d prefer) of what it’s like to be a teenager. I remember quite vividly the...

“I want to be a writer.” This statement gets me raised eyebrows and looks of mild condescension at nearly every turn, as if I’d spouted that I plan to be recognized as a Shakespearean-caliber genius...

I, like most everyone who has been a 14 to 17-year-old human, went through a phase wherein I thought my parents hated me (more specifically, that “I love you but I really strongly dislike you” kind...