Theater/Writing

When the inflatable couch arrived, I knew the play would be a success. Now I could see the physical space that my characters had been occupying in my mind.

Shapes

Circles, triangles, hexagons, and squircles. I have always been a lover of shapes. Some visually aesthetic, others mathematically complex, and all mentally intriguing.

Variety vs. Continuity

For as long as I can remember I’ve never been able to sit in one place. The minute the break time bell would ring, I would sprint outside onto the field and consider my choices. Did I want to climb on the playground’s monkey bars or join a soccer game on the grass field? My love for variety would constantly put me in the middle of a decision between this or that.

Rocks + Stars

I’ve always found myself in two worlds—one that looks to the sky and one that looks to the ground, one in the future and one in the past.

Photography

I love trying new things. I’ve played five instruments, nine sports, including spearfishing. And they’ve taught me a few important things.

Running

I know it’s working thanks to the blood pumping in my ears, and the steady, rhythmic pounding of my feet against the dirt as I replay the same Twenty-one Pilots lyrics in my head, the triplets lining up perfectly with every stride. The music distracts me from the searing pain coursing through my legs. I become aware of my brain beginning to panic, thinking that I am in danger and that I will die if I stop running. Just the way I planned it.

Uncharted Territory

In my dream, I am a mermaid, kicking my tail through the water. But now, I stand on the edge of the pool, my reflection staring back up at me.

Queer Identity

Draco Malfoy made me realize I’m gay. It’s about as weird it sounds.

Why Behavioral Economics

I sit, cradled by the two largest branches of the Newton Pippin Tree, watching the ether. The Green Mountains of Vermont stretch out indefinitely, and from my elevated vantage point, I feel as though we are peers, motionless in solidarity.

Sandbox + Career

When I was younger, I loved to play in the small sandbox on our porch. A beach shovel in one hand and a plastic bucket in the other, I became a one-woman construction crew. In the sandbox, I had the ability to turn a lifeless desert into anything I wanted.