EDITORIAL
This is a collection of samples, both articles and newsletters, written using my own experiences, insights, and flavor. These pieces best showcase my distinct writing style and creativity.
IN WITH THE NEW, BUT KEEP THE OLD, TOO: THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS.
Last year, due to a combination of circumstances, my best friend and I realized that we would not be going home to be with our families for Thanksgiving. And while we would miss our own siblings and parents, we had known each other for long enough that we had become like family. So we decided to do Thanksgiving ourselves...
SOMETIMES A HOMEMADE HALLOWEEN COSTUME MEANS "I LOVE YOU."
When I was a small child, my mother used to make my Halloween costumes herself. And I don't mean she cut holes out of a bedsheet so I could be a ghost; she would spend hours meticulously and lovingly stitching gorgeous Disney princess dresses or, one year, crafting a giant Thomas the Tank Engine ensemble I had to shimmy into...
ADVENTURES WITH ABBY: SIBLINGS ARE BORN FOR ADVERSITY AND ABSURDITY
I’m fairly certain that the bond between siblings is one of the oddest and strongest relationships in this world.Â
Several days ago, while my parents were on a Zoom meeting in our living room, my high-school-aged brother and sister piled on my bed with me to watch Netflix on my laptop...