The Dust Did Roar
A Collection of Poetry and Essays on Science, Love, and Cheese
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I was always a very sensitive kid. That’s what being an only child will do to you. I cried all the time. Particularly when I lost a fight in Judo. I didn’t want to cry. I really didn’t. It just happened. I knew it was pathetic and that the right thing was to take the…
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And she said “Losing love is like a window in your heartEverybody sees you’re blown apartEverybody see the wind blow” Friendships can be wonderful things. They can also lead to a lot of hurt. Many of you reading will probably not know the name Paul Simon, but you may know the name Simon & Garfunkel.…
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To my great shame, I have never read A Long Walk to Freedom. Growing up in South Africa, the story of Mandela is so wrapped up in the story of the country itself, reading his biography can feel unnecessary. I thought I knew all there was to know about his life. That’s why I was…
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I’m a very anxious person. Worrying about what other people think of me, or rather what I think other people think of me, takes up far more of my life than I would like to admit. I once went a whole year without using my locker at school because it happened to be located just…
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