Author Archives: Pooja Parikh

“Maybe College Isn’t the Thing for You”

…is what a faculty member at my university said to me when I had to medically withdraw from school for the third time. I was also reminded that no other student had withdrawn so many times and that I could … Continue reading

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A Letter to the Woman Who Stares

Dear Woman Who Stares, I want to personally congratulate you for your dedication to serving the occipital lobe of your brain. I can only imagine how much strain it must take to focus on one person with such perseverance, as … Continue reading

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