The Smokers’ Circle and Bad Romance
Reflections on College and Love
Nov 6 · 4 min read

After growing up in the rural reaches of suburbia, as an only child sequestered within the walls of my over-protective parents’ house, I was super ready for college. I wanted to live in the dorms with a random roommate. I wanted to dance outside under the stars for no reason. I wanted to take time to figure out who I was and to emerge with some kind…


