Published in FEED BACK·Jul 14Dear Henry #4April 2022 The other day it hit me that you may not know that there are schools which don’t educate you about God. So I asked you, and you said: What? Why? What do they learn about? … That makes me angry! My indignant, fiery almost seven-year-old. I didn’t grow…Philosophy5 min read
Published in FEED BACK·May 27To Amie: My Believing MirrorDear Amie, I don’t know how I found you — besides that it was through Instagram. In my mind’s eye, I never started to “follow” you (to use the Instagram term, although it sounds yucky otherwise). I never considered whether I should turn that blue button white. I never asked Is it…Mental Health5 min read
Published in FEED BACK·Mar 6Rory Gilmore: Ingenue to Philanderer?The long-awaited reunion of the much loved show Gilmore Girls has finally come — to me, anyway. The limited series was released in November of 2016 almost a decade after the original seven-season show ended. The first episode opens in wintertime with little Rory Gilmore at the age her mother…Pop Culture7 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Aug 27, 2021Sensitivity is Non-Linear Capability, Not ImmaturityIt’s crazy the power a few letters can have over the human psyche. Growing up I was told without (but also at times with) intended condescension that I was oversensitive. It seemed to me that what was truly being communicated was that emotions are often ill-timed and inconvenient. Sincerity can…Emotional Intelligence4 min read
Published in FEED BACK·Jun 23, 2021What Does it Mean to Cheat?What does it mean to cheat? I’m asking: to you, what does it mean to be unfaithful? Does it mean to DM someone else — someone of a certain gender only? Watching pornography? A casual touch? Laughing too hard? Scrolling through someone’s IG in the middle of the night? An…Relationships6 min read
Published in FEED BACK·May 4, 2021Even in SuicideRainer Maria Rilke wrote ‘in the deepest and most important matters, we are unspeakably alone’ and I believe that he was right. Some people believe we have the power to change our lives — or, at least our mentality, which ends up begetting the former. …Grief7 min read
Published in FEED BACK·May 2, 2021WEL COMEWelcome to Feedback, Feedback is a collective of earnest writers that desire to communicate with fellow writers who are also trying-and-failing (because the best part of writing is getting to be human). Subjects that we publish are broad and inclusive. If you are uncertain that your article will fit the…Feedback2 min read
Published in Modern Parent·Apr 18, 2021A Letter to Henry, №3March 18th, 2021 Last night while we were cuddling, you told me that the neighbor called you a cry-baby. Erik told me our neighbor gave you a pretty hard time. This morning before school, a kid made you cry. …Time Capsule6 min read
Mar 3, 2021Form v. Functionlook down on me for those things. And that bothers me because the point of view is a single facet, one that shouldn’t be held to like a time-tested rulebook. It’s well established. It’s black and white. And often elitist. It appears to me as a so-called conclusion to life…Modern Life8 min read
Feb 1, 2021A Letter to Henry, №2December 22nd, 2020 Dear Henry, With Christmas coming nearer I’ve been thinking a lot about Santa Claus. An enduring image, that guy — and one that perplexed me for the longest time. I’ve never understood why this myth was ever started. …Personal3 min read
