Category Archives: new era

Mixed Media and Turning the Page: How I’m Learning to Deal with (and Embrace) Uncomfortable Situations

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Ryn PB

The spring semester has been over for what feels like ages, but I can’t stop thinking about my photography class. I spent the entire semester complaining about how I wasn’t good at photography, how I had to try really hard, … Continue reading →

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April 2019: How I Read and Loved My First Graphic Novel

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Ryn PB

What I Read: The ABC’s of LGBT+ by Ash Hardell Black Flag and punk rock zines Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena María Viramontes An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England by Brock Clarke The Dew Breaker … Continue reading →

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Cookies and Jams: How Jamming to Music and Feeding Squirrels Makes Me More Resilient

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Ryn PB

A few days ago, I woke up, went for a 4-mile run outside, then jammed out to Walk the Moon and Panic! at the Disco while getting ready for the rest of the day. And honestly, it was one of … Continue reading →

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Skeleton Faces and Coming Out: How I’m Learning that Confidence and Insecurities Can Live Side by Side

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Ryn PB

This past month has been weird, to say the least. My face got turned into half of a skull, I visited my friend Tricia in the hospital three hours away, I’ve been sick with a flu-sinus-infection hybrid, AND I came … Continue reading →

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February 2019: How Reading Through my Emotions Helps, a.k.a. February Was Weird

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Ryn PB

What I Read: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab The Tea Dragon Society (graphic novel) by Katie O’Neill Autoboyography by Christina … Continue reading →

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Demetri Martin and Paw-Shaped Cake: How I’m Learning to Ask for What I Want and Need

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Ryn PB

I have this horrible habit of bottling up anything that’s bothering me because I don’t want to rock the boat of any of my relationships. This inevitably leads to an explosion, usually in the form of a panic attack or … Continue reading →

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January 2019: How I’m Changing the Way I Approach Reading

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Ryn PB

What I Read: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green A Study in Scarlet (re-read) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Story of Green Day by Doug Small Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson Part of The Courtier by Baldesar Castiglione … Continue reading →

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Rock Band Wii Blisters: How I’m Gaining Confidence in the Things I’m Good at, Even if They’re Small

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Ryn PB

I’ve been home on winter break from college for the past month, and there have been ups and downs, but I managed to end the break on a high note. My dad, sister, and I went to the basement and … Continue reading →

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A Hospital, Twenty One Pilots, and a Fish’s Death: How Sadness Has Become Less Negative for Me

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Ryn PB

About halfway through November, I finally visited a friend who had been in the hospital for months. My excuse for not going was that no one invited me and I would figure out my friends had visited her after the … Continue reading →

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The Hydra Monster Woke Up Again: How I’m Trying to Look for Happiness in Spite of Anxiety Troubles

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Ryn PB

I haven’t been doing well lately. This is hard for me to admit, because I never want to add to the worries of anyone I love. And they worry. A lot. I have this outwardly calm exterior—some of my friends … Continue reading →

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