Let me set the scene: You’re a freshman. It’s syllabus week. The possibilities are endless. You’ve got your new campus ID, a tote bag full…
Emily HessApril 9, 2025
Let’s take it back to 18-year-old me: wide-eyed, tragically optimistic and absolutely convinced I was going to be an English major until the day I…
Emily HessApril 2, 2025
I used to think there was all the time in the world. That there would always be another summer, another trip, another chance to say…
Emily HessMarch 23, 2025
I am not patient. I rush through books because I hate not knowing how they end. I refresh tracking numbers like it will make my…
Emily HessMarch 16, 2025
"You get all this advice, but you never actually change. It never sticks." This was said to me recently—and honestly? They weren’t wrong. I have…
Emily HessMarch 9, 2025
I got rejected from my dream job last week. Not just a “that would be cool” kind of job—the job. The one I let myself…
Emily HessMarch 2, 2025
A year ago—almost to the day—I got back together with Kilometer. I wish I could say I’ve learned from that mistake, that I walked away…
Emily HessFebruary 23, 2025
Some people come into your life to stay. Others arrive just long enough to teach you something you didn’t know you needed to learn. Blue…
Emily HessFebruary 16, 2025
No contact is a promise I can never seem to keep. Kilometer moved to a different country recently. My so-called “love of my life” (Yes,…
Emily HessFebruary 9, 2025
