I lie here lifelessIn this cocoonShedding my skin cause I’m ready toI wanna break outI found a way outI don’t believe that it’s gotta be this wayThe worst is the waitingIn this womb I’m suffocating Feel your presence filling up my lungs with oxygenI take you inI’ve diedRebirthing nowI wanna live for love wanna live forContinueContinue reading “Emotional Hypothermia, Part 1: The heart is deceitful”
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Where have all the ribbons gone? | How Americans remember those who died during 9/11
Thirteen years is long enough for memory to grow stale. But it can’t erase video footage. For twelve years, I have remembered 9/11 by reliving it. I planted dozens of flags with the College Republicans on campus until my thumbs blistered, I viewed dramatizations with my family, I held the steel beam of the WorldContinueContinue reading “Where have all the ribbons gone? | How Americans remember those who died during 9/11”
On-campus dining changes with switch from Sodexo
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Sept. 15, 2014. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Kombucha, anyone? Last spring’s transition from Sodexo’s contract food service with the university to UCCS Dining Services altered menus, food options and student employment opportunities. Director of Food Services Mark Hayes, collaborated with Russ Saunkeah, executive chef and associateContinueContinue reading “On-campus dining changes with switch from Sodexo”
Venus in Fur play, prologue explore humanity behind BDSM dynamics
I originally wrote this review for an introductory theater class at UCCS in spring semester 2014. Content note: kink Venus in Fur was the only UCCS Theatreworks production this season that was performed at a location off-campus. The play, written by David Ives, deals with S&M themes, gender roles, and involves metatheater, but it’s onlyContinueContinue reading “Venus in Fur play, prologue explore humanity behind BDSM dynamics”
‘Desolation of Smaug’ charming, intense
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Dec. 16, 2013. By Eleanor SkeltonScience and Business Editor Star rating: 4/5 Middle Earth-costumed fans lined the hallways of theaters nationwide for the midnight premiere Dec. 13, anticipating “The Desolation of Smaug,” the sequel to last December’s “An Unexpected Journey.” Although the second Hobbit film deviatesContinueContinue reading “‘Desolation of Smaug’ charming, intense”
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