River FanelliMy Journey of Self-Healing Through “Your Lie in April”: Part 1Preface: I’m a huuuuuuge anime geek. I read manga here and there, but I adore watching anime. I recently started an anime called Your Lie…Jun 12, 2016Jun 12, 2016
River FanelliTo My Fellow Grad Students…You’re Doing Just Fine.Preamble: So, I tried doing a “let’s write every day/week for so-often to be organized and productive” thing, but that obviously didn’t…Jun 8, 2016Jun 8, 2016
River FanelliDay 21: Fellow Graduate Students, stop pretending and just askLast week, I was sitting in class and a discussion on feminism came up (it’s a literature program, so that happens a lot). Very quickly…Mar 5, 2016Mar 5, 2016
River FanelliDay 20: 3 Encouraging Mantras for People with Anxiety and/or DepressionLife can be shit. It can also be amazing. But sometimes, when your brain is deep-frying itself in fear and sadness and repressed rage…none…Feb 14, 2016Feb 14, 2016
River FanelliDay 19: Physical Labor vs Academics — Why the Judgment Needs to StopSo I’ve been on a writing break for about a month and have made the startling (not really. I kinda saw this coming) realization that I…Jan 23, 2016Jan 23, 2016
River FanelliDay 18: A Short List of Awesome Feminist YA Books for Young ReadersI’ve been a reader all of my life, and one of the biggest areas of growth that I’ve seen in YA literature is strong female role models. As…Dec 22, 2015Dec 22, 2015
River FanelliDay 17: 3 Pieces of Advice/Encouragement for English Majors (Undergrad)If you… 1. are an English major 2. were an English major or 3. have friends/family that are English majors, then you have heard both the…Dec 20, 2015Dec 20, 2015
River FanelliDay 16: 3 Haikus to the Past Versions of MyselfToday I’m feeling very retrospective and nostalgic. I primarily blame the Welcome to Night Vale novel (which, btw, is truly excellent!)…Dec 18, 2015Dec 18, 2015
River FanelliDay 15: Musings on Van Gogh and Mental IllnessI won’t have long to write today, so this is going to be short, sweet, and kinda messy. But I’ve had these thoughts in my head for the past…Dec 18, 2015Dec 18, 2015
River FanelliDay 14: To the adult whose parent is passive-aggressive…So, I wasn’t planning on writing about this today, but it’s a topic that’s on my mind a lot. My father is passive-aggressive and has…Dec 17, 2015Dec 17, 2015
