By: Mildred Ling Confidence is not a gift. It is constructed through learning deeply, researching widely, repeating until understanding settles, and practicing until doubt grows quiet. It forms a steady core, in lecture halls and libraries, in mistakes corrected, in…
The main characters in my regency romance show finally get together on a Friday night. I’m sprawled out on my couch, red in one hand and my phone in the other, as the two throw out long sentences of filigree…
Was there ever a time when you’ve sat beside a window, thinking about bringing your dreams to life? People often tell us to fulfill our dreams. However, life does hit differently. It doesn’t always go as we expect. It takes…
In the performance of Love Stories at the Blue Room Theatre last Thursday night, a fact struck me at the peak of the night, one that continues to echo within me. Scientists have discovered that if you play sounds of…
By: Francesca Fernandez I am a character in a scene. My life is a movie and my voice amonologue. The rain outside isn’t just water falling from the sky, it is abackdrop to the melancholy of my day-to-day narrative. My…
As the Noongar season changes, the stars and planets have made a plan for your existence behind your back. Luckily for you, I’m amazing at pretending to be a planet so I was able to sneak into the conversation get…
Being online is constantly slightly terrifying. Despite the warnings, I’m always putting my silly little email and the password I came up with when I was 13 into a lot of places to get free trials and sign up for…
Aries: ★★★ Good news! Your birthday is close! Bad news: so is The Man. Be wary of closing your bathroom cabinet, you might find a strange being behind your reflection. Taurus: ★★ Don’t forget to look at the ceiling occasionally.…