Michigan

The Cost of Purity Rhetoric

My obsession with that unattainable purity led me to fear the only vessel I was given to experience this world.

I remember thinking, with all the considerable certainty that a fifteen-year-old can muster, that if this doesn’t change us, nothing will.

Decrying my job seems particularly ironic as a virtual teacher.

I never thought I would need to make an explicit rule banning headlocks, but you guys proved me wrong.

But if you manage to complete this step, you’re pre-qualified. You’ve qualified to see if you qualify.

The way that people come together for a prolonged moment around music is kind of bizarre.

Our days at the beach are grounding, measured by low tides and the direction of the waves.

I know that keeping plants alive and being tidy aren’t moral achievements, but sometimes I let myself feel that way.

It all came so much easier to my pigeon-toed feet than walking ever will.

If I retire to my room early, it’s hard not to feel a twinge of guilt.