Coming Of Age

When you watch any film described as a ‘coming of age story’ you always are faced with a passionate, powerful, sometimes shy character who is a bit lost or in the process of growing up and understanding itself better. …

My Coming of Age Story — I remember watching The Guiding Light on the couch with my mom, sharing one spoon, and eating orange sherbet out of the container. Those were the earliest memories. She loved me and was always there for me. Mom told me I could talk to her about anything, and I did. …

“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” -Harriett Beecher Stowe Hi, my name is Jason Allen Jackson, also known as the Jasn thee Kid on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Youtube if you’re looking to give me a friendly and supporting follow…

From my perspective as twenty-two year old, time is weird. The years are noticeably going by faster, but the process of time has been uniformly regimented into high school and college. I just graduated, so I know that there’s going to be even less demarcation between the years now. Between…

When she cuts herself for the first time the water runs pink, and it doesn’t stop, and it doesn’t stop. She asks for the blue one, but the blue one was his. It’s not his, she says. He left it behind. The blue one has more blades, she says. It’s…

My friend texted me to ask what I wanted for my birthday, which effectively reminded me that I have a birthday coming up soon. I don’t make too much of a fuss about my birthday, except for the night before… Like many others, I turned 20 during a pandemic, which…