Another old story of mine because today, I edited and submitted my second-to-last assignment of my undergrad! Very excited, very exhausted. This story was the result of listening to Hozier’s ‘Like Real People Do’ one-too-many times. …

Today I finished (but NOT edited and submitted) my last two assignments of my undergrad. What a while ride. Before I wrote the last two sentences of my final assignment, my dear friend and roommate and I were discussing our undergraduate experiences. We’ve lived together since our second year. I…

Tomorrow I will talk more about this play that I began writing in the summer of 2019. For now, enjoy the first scene. To give you some idea before I leave you to the scene, though, here is a roadmap for what’s to come: We spent the past 15 days…

I haven’t written anything original for Escapril in a few days. I’m in the midst of exams, and for me, that means I have three papers due next week. I’ve dedicated all my creative efforts to writing thoughts about 1) decolonizing love, 2) motherhood, and 3) intersectional justice and animal…

Another sleepy day. I’ve written school papers such that I have no words left to give. So here are some poems about spiders I wrote as a teenager. But first! A quote: ‘Do you understand how there could be any writing in a spider’s web?’ ‘Oh, no,’ said Dr. Dorian…

Here’s a little short story that I wrote a while ago because it’s been a long day, and I haven’t shared any of my creative writing yet. The eggs stare up at Anya with unblinking, devilled eyes. She sets them on the table, and they rock back and forth pleasantly…

Today I thought I would share an old essay that I entered into a competition at the beginning of the pandemic (it goes without saying, it didn’t win). A break in the Escapril tradition: I’m posting this treatise to this page for myself and not for you, dear reader. …

Why should we tolerate a diet of weak poisons, a home in insipid surroundings, a circle of acquaintances who are not quite our enemies, the noise of motors with just enough relief to prevent insanity? Who would want to live in a world which is just not quite fatal? Rachel…

“I have given and heard testimony about the mounting lovelessness in our culture and the fear it strikes in everyone’s heart. …