Meeting Jamie Tworkowski with the TWLOHA UIUC UChapter On June 30 at 1:02 p.m., my twin sister, Amanda, received a text from our best friend Carly: “If you’re free right now, please call me! I have (some) exciting news!” We text, tweet, and Snapchat one another all the time, but we never call one another, […]
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A Decade of TWLOHA
Wednesday, March 30 marks the 10th anniversary of To Write Love on Her Arms. While I haven’t been completely invested in TWLOHA since its start, I have known about the organization for most of its 10 years of existence. In recent years, I’ve become very, very supportive of TWLOHA and its message, contributing to the excitement […]
Favorite Books of 2015
For someone who wants to be a writer, I honestly don’t read too many books. Most of the books I read throughout the year are books assigned for school, and I don’t get too much time to read books for pleasure other than summertime. And, when I do read for pleasure, it typically takes me […]
World Suicide Prevention Day 2015: “You will see me tomorrow”
This post was partially inspired by Anis Mojgani’s “You’ll see me tomorrow” post. Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, and it coincides with National Suicide Prevention Week. Both events have become more meaningful to me than ever before, but it’s not because it’s something I’ve personally dealt with. I’ve never had suicidal tendencies and/or attempts, […]
The Power of Words: Meeting Jamie Tworkowski
I’m not one to smile often, and I never have been. I keep a straight face most of the time, and maybe that’s just my being an introvert. But there are rare instances in which I can’t help but smile, be happy, show everyone the positivity radiating inside of me. June 8, 2015 was one […]