C*nty

There's something so deliciously sinister and suburban about an easy interstate commute, relishing in the privilege that bridges the heat blasting on my feet tucked in new creamy leather Vince boots and brief, scalding sips of coffee from the snazzy new travel mug Stephen smartly gifted me for Christmas.

Summer Madness

I spent most of my Introduction to Linguistics class staring at myself on Zoom and silently admonishing the 19-year-olds who rudely kept their cameras off for the entirety of the course. My professor in training was a cute blonde German native who, by her own admission, couldn't pronounce "squirrel", and it pained me to see her grasping for even an iota of participation from her students.