Archive - 2010

“Does this make me look fat?” Emily questioned as she stared, horrified, at herself in the mirror. She turned this way and that way. She tugged and pulled here and there. She sucked in her breath and let it out.

“Well- ” Nick barely managed a reply. He moved slowly from the room as he attempted to find solace in the large walk-in closet.

Ravenous Fenris devours
Snaps bones and drives minds insane
Tears to pieces worlds and powers

The Wolf hunts in pits and towers
Envelops prey in its dark mane
Ravenous Fenris devours

Canines shred trees and flowers
Mouth sucks drops from every vein
Tears to pieces worlds and powers

Intangible guts fall in showers
Emotions and desires a blood-soaked rain
Ravenous Fenris devours

Last night I dreamt that my boyfriend and I were looking at waterfalls on our last day at college together. Then my mom showed up to drive me back to Buffalo, accompanied by an annoying boy who has had a crush on me since I was four years old. The thought of three hours in a car with him disturbed me.

I can imagine myself sitting in the airport terminal freaking out right before my plane is about to board. My hands begin to shake and the ticket I am gripping tightly wrinkles because of the build up of sweat on my palms. People walk by not even noticing my pale façade or erratic breathing.

Ah, the eighties. A time of big hair, shoulder pads, and memorable music. “We Are the World,” the 1985 hit single sung to raise awareness about the poverty in Africa, gathered a group of the decade’s best musical acts for a set of unforgettable performances. Twenty-five years later, “We Are the World” is back again, with major changes in the styles of music and performing artists.