Journalist. Blogger. Tar Heel.
In honor of Patty Mato's 25th birthday, and to get back into memoir-style writing, I wanted to share this short story with y'all. I'm hoping to do more of these to share my favorite memories with important people in my life, so be on the lookout! I have a confession, one that may not be… Continue reading The Story of The Moon
At the end of my first year of college, I wrote a list of all of the things that I learned. It is buried in this blog, but I refuse to link it because it is.... not who I am now. In it, I talk about how much I loved my first year of college,… Continue reading On College, Control
I can list 13 things I like about myself. They sit listed out in the lined pages of my notebook, surrounded by stickers as if to distract from how few there actually are. Four are physical traits (two of them are my eyes, with and without makeup). Two are arbitrary - the way I write… Continue reading What I like about me
Alright Sara. You can do this. Just write. Just type it out. Just put what you're feeling onto paper. Just get started. You can do that, right? Just write. Just start something. The thought buzzes at the front of my head, trying to get me to do something. Anything. Schoolwork, short stories, schoolwork, an article,… Continue reading Writer’s Block
This year was really difficult. Maybe it's time to learn to be kinder to ourselves.
On a Friday night in Mount Airy, football is all that matters.
I take the term "dance like nobody's watching" seriously. I used to dance around my lime green bedroom so much that trinkets on my bookshelves would rattle and the furniture would shift. In high school, I flailed my arms in the aisles at camp during "energizers" with sheer recklessness. At college parties, I jump up… Continue reading Freedom in Forgiving Yourself
"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." This is a quote by Dr. Seuss, one that I'm sure was my Facebook status at some point in 8th grade. The sentiments are well-meaning: you are unique, an individual. You are the only person that… Continue reading On Uniqueness
What do you do when you don't know what makes you happy?
New Year's is one of my favorite holidays, and has been since before drinking champagne was an option. It comes with a sense of cleansing - this idea that whatever happened last year does not matter, for in ten seconds it'll all be behind us and we will embrace a fresh-faced year that we pledge… Continue reading Resolutions Worth Following
