This column seeks to connect the stories of my dreams/nightmares with my life experiences. NIGHT Three yawns and I’m there. I lie under a thick blanket, hiding from the morning Sun that is begging me to wake. Put on the cotton polo, the Sun whispers. And tuck it into your skirt. I do as it … [Read more…]
50 years ago, I rode my Kawasaki from Portola Valley onto campus, usually squeaking into class just on time. While much has changed since then, one thing has remained constant: our humanness. We still search for meaning and need connection. We still have dreams and we still screw up. In the last 50 years, as I’ve changed careers and … [Read more…]
Author’s note: ED stands for eating disorders, which include anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating and orthorexia among others. I’m only addressing anorexia in this article since it is what I went through and can speak from personal experience. It had been a dream all along. My dream. Not my parents’, nor my brother’s, nor my teachers’. For … [Read more…]
“I—” Rose started, then stopped, because the words got stuck in her throat. A strange feeling was welling up inside her chest. It was anxiety and fear. It was relief, it was love, it was hope. Most of all, it was the feeling that for once, a year after moving to New York, she wasn’t … [Read more…]
Spectacles By Kristofer Nino (Graphic: MICHELLE FU/The Stanford Daily) By Kristofer Nino May 28, 2023, 11:09 a.m. Editor’s Note: This story is a piece of fiction, meaning that all characters and events are purely from the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. She wears ripped jeans instead of … [Read more…]
“The Literature of the Absurd” is a reflection on prominent authors in the Absurdist tradition — Beckett, Camus and beyond — and the ways in which their writings can intertwine with life in sometimes surprising ways. Spence Olham stands at the edge of a crater in the woods, surrounded by men with guns who tell … [Read more…]
50 years ago, I rode my Kawasaki from Portola Valley onto campus, usually squeaking into class just on time. While much has changed since then, one thing has remained constant: our humanness. We still search for meaning and need connection. We still have dreams and we still screw up. In the last 50 years, as I’ve changed careers and … [Read more…]
“Between the Black and the White” explores different moods and feelings in daily life. It is organized into different keys that set the tone for each specific piece. It tries to capture the microscopic stories of life and zoom in to examine every detail. —The weather of late, how strangely it unfolds, Sunny skies, yet rain, … [Read more…]
How many times have you wanted to say something but stopped yourself just before you did? “Undelivered Mail” features letters thought out but never sealed and delivered: to concepts, people and navigating life, through my eyes. Dear luck, When you wish upon a star Makes no difference who you are Anything your heart desires Will … [Read more…]
Inspired by the questions we ask in daily conversation but never find a happy conclusion for, Nonanswers explores the feelings, confusions and tribulations of Stanford students. Every essay in this column will be centered around a timely question, and will be structured around personal experiences, conversations and stories from my time on campus. Feel free … [Read more…]