What is a six-word memoir? One of my favorite genres and a great technique for sparking writing and sharing, six-word memoirs were popularized by Larry Smith in November 2006 […] Continue Reading
I really, really love music. I love that it can be such a creative and motivational tool for all of my endeavors. I love music so much that I walk […] Continue Reading
In my eyes Housatonic is such a nice, quiet, friendly school. It won’t be easy for me to stop going when this semester comes to a close. I have taken […] Continue Reading
As reigning recycling queen in my family, an organic foods fanatic and a cat-obsessed animal rights activist, I know that I’ve nailed a lot of the bases on the hippie […] Continue Reading
In 2013 when I first entered Housatonic with my best friend Kelsey, I was unexcited. Biting my nails at orientation, I looked around, hoping that everything went smoothly. Being unsure […] Continue Reading
Figuring out what is going on inside your own head is difficult, but sometimes trying to vocalize these thoughts is the hardest part. Not everyone is entirely comfortable revealing […] Continue Reading
Growing up in a not so good neighborhood I had all the opportunities in the world to become just another statistic: no father, an only child, and friends with gang […] Continue Reading
Our senior staff writers explore a range of issues including: The loss of a beloved grandparent Learning that “when you’re a mixed-race kid with white skin, you get to […] Continue Reading
Stomach cancer. The words were said over and over but they were just words, that is, until the day I went to the nursing home with my mom, dad, and […] Continue Reading
On the heels of HCC’s trip to Spain where students studied abroad and with another Study Abroad class in Italy planned, this seems like the perfect place to write about […] Continue Reading