VCU vs. the Pedestrian

VCU vs. the Pedestrian

Look both ways. Car headlights go past. The street is clear. Footsteps on the pavement. Make it to the other side without a backward glance.  Until they don’t.  Travesty paves Richmond’s streets. Ask anyone on campus and they’ll tell you their own horror story of driving in this city. It’s practically built into the roads, […]

The Art of the Commonplace Book

The Art of the Commonplace Book

My grandmother keeps a box of newspaper clippings in her bedroom closet. My brother highlights his favorite book passages. My roommate collects a list of jokes on her Notes app. My desk is full of sticky notes covered in miscellaneous musings. I didn’t have a word for this practice until I was assigned an ongoing […]