Let’s Analyze Emily Dickinson’s Poem #632
What does Emily Dickinson mean when she writes, “the brain is wider than the sky”? Emily Dickinson’s Poem #632 seems to revolve around the human mind as its theme. The first stanza, after which the poem is commonly titled, is what instantly drew my eyes to this poem. “The Brain – is wider than the […]
George Gamow and Clever Way of Presenting the Atom
I wrote these few thoughts about the portrayal of exploring the atom in a work of legendary Russian-American physicist George Gamow’s that I came across in high school (2003 or 2004). They are pretty high level observations for the time… “On George Gamow’s Clever Way of Presenting the Atom” While personally I knew of the […]
What Has the Media Done to Our Self Image
Digging through my writing archives, I came across this little piece that was left not dated. I’m assuming it was written sometime during my junior year of high school (2003) because it’s in the “journal” format we had for homework. Ordinarily, these would be fairly trite, but I want to preserve this one in particular. […]
Clean Slate
I’ve spent the past several weeks trying to figure out where I’m going with my writing. I’ve wiped the slate clean a few times over the past couple of years in regards to my online posting. I finally have come to the conclusion that I need to simply be more forthcoming and raw with my […]
Walking in a Wintercore Wonderland
In today’s frolic through the fantastic, we’re bundling up and stepping out into a whimsical world, one blanketed in the soft, serene beauty of winter. Yes, dear readers, for today’s fanciful journey, we’ll merrily skate across the frozen pond of aesthetics. Our destination is a wintercore wonderland, where each breath of chilly air crystallizes into […]