PinnedEmily.BrookesHow Michael Pollan’s ‘In Defense of Food’ helped heal my relationship with foodAs many teenage girls do, I had a tumultuous relationship with food for many (many) years. In 3rd grade I was a head taller than all my…Aug 15, 20222Aug 15, 20222
Emily.Brookes‘Do Revenge’ is a not-so-serious take on bullying and assaultAnd that’s why its perfect (slight spoilers inside)Sep 21, 20221Sep 21, 20221
Emily.BrookesWill Byers’ Queerness Mattered From the BeginningThough it has been explicitly confirmed only recently, Will Byers has always been a queer character.Aug 29, 20221Aug 29, 20221
Emily.BrookesFREE Writing Contests This August/SeptemberI don’t know about you…but I love to write. And I love to publish that writing. However, as an amateur creative writer, I can sometimes…Aug 8, 20223Aug 8, 20223
Emily.BrookesFanfic and Anti-capitalism: How Passion and Community Supersede Monetary GainIt is a rhetoric we hear all too often: without capitalism, people would laze about and society would cease to function. If not for money…Jul 21, 2022Jul 21, 2022
Emily.BrookesJust a Can of SoupThe table was sanded and smooth, and yet the divot within it — likely caused by children whom had yet to learn that forks were made to…Jun 6, 20221Jun 6, 20221
Emily.BrookesThe Importance of Personal EssaysI fear that the personal essay is a far-too-often overlooked form of creative writing. It is not as long as the memoir, nor as abstract as…Jun 6, 20227Jun 6, 20227