#TimesUp
After I graduated from college, I made it to the final round of interviews for an administrative assistant job in the Office of the President.…
Yes, All Lives Matter…
...but we've got to focus on the black ones now. I can't believe we're still having this conversation. I can't begin to describe what it…
Not Another Election Season Post!
My 18th birthday present to myself was registering to vote. One thing that was cool about turning 18 in 2012 was that the first election I…
A Lesson from Paris
Image credit: Peace for Paris by Jean Jullien It's unsettling how commonplace terrorism and violence is. When a man in the parking lot at Boyfriend's apartment…
The Problem with “I’m Sorry”
I've been known to apologize to doors for running into them before. It's not something I consciously do, I just say "I'm sorry" a lot.…
Patriotism, Politics, and the Phenomenon of the Honest Voice
I grew up in a very conservative household. I was raised to believe that the government just takes your money and moves it around to…
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Speak Now
Last week, I wrote about my peach-bruise experience in fiction workshop. That bruising experience quickly spiraled into a full-on writer's crisis, which entailed a panicked…
Katlyn Cardoso 