Essays
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Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
A reminder from illness and life to seize the day In the movie Dead Poets Society, Robin Williams’ character, Mr. Keating, a professor at an elite boarding school for boys, asks a student to open his hymnal to page 542 and… Continue reading
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My Mother Was Wrong
How I overcame my fear and found my voice as a writer I first heard of Medium last fall when a fellow writer in a nonfiction workshop mentioned it. Since I was aiming for publication in literary journals, to develop a… Continue reading
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Smokescreen: A Personal Essay
Smokescreen By Krista Schumacher On my sixth birthday, I watched my father ride away on his Harley Davidson. As the years went by, I wondered what roads he traveled as I blew out the candles on my cake, remembering how… Continue reading
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Smokescreen
On my sixth birthday, I watched my father ride away on his Harley Davidson. As the years went by, I wondered what roads he traveled as I blew out the candles on my cake, remembering how I used to wait… Continue reading
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On Being Friends with Ourselves
Eleanor Roosevelt said, “Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.” What does it mean to be friends with myself? It means looking out for my psyche, controlling negative… Continue reading
