Note: All real names of the individuals here mentioned have been replaced with other names for security reasons. A silence swept through the house. With a toddler on the loose, that was never a good sign. However, being the absent-minded person that I was, I took the silence as […]
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Open Mic: Tips from a Bored Ballet Dancer: How to Get Picked at a Major Audition by Sofia Barbieri
On a grand tour of Europe, you stopped to attend a live rehearsal for The Sleeping Beauty. Having fallen in love with the glittery costumes and shiny, pink pointe shoes, you twisted your dad’s arm eagerly. Now what was this about again, pointers? Oh yes, thank you! Pointers are a […]
Open Mic: Picking Up the Pieces by Katie Velez
Intense smells of sweat and nervous determination filled the room. Sitting stiffly at the piano bench, faced with the withering stares of my competitors, I took a deep breath and began performing my piece. Ok, let’s do this. Fingers gliding across the ivory keys, I fiercely tried not to think […]
Open Mic: An Introduction to Philosophysics by Isaac Jo
Disclaimer: This article was written from the author’s imagination, before he knew that something called “Philosophysics” really existed. It is not intended to attack or affront the actual, existing field called “Philosophysics” in any way. Note: An average understanding of quantum physics will probably help. This article will […]
Open Mic: Two Fleeting Thoughts by Abigail Kusuma
Never We Stop Never we stop and see The curious simplicity Of the child’s bright, quick mind Where all the questions we can find. Pest, fly and tattler we call them, Disturber of peace, the hinderance of fame. Yet never we stop to listen, not even to rest, […]