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Smile wide and stand up for yourself. And most of all, love yourself unapologetically, because ballet isn’t going to. 

I’ve fought it off before and so, I know I’ll brave the seas.

And in order for Pearl to resonate with viewers, to scare them, she must be like them. And that’s what scares me.

house parties with strangers, jokes around the pool table, drinking beer as we play cards.

To this day, I’m still learning about death. This lesson is one that I think I’ll never perfectly understand. A lesson not meant for A+’s.

Writer: Erica Phelps Editors: Amy Li and Alloe Mak I sit here with you on the grass, making bouquets with garden flowers, when you begin to tell me a story.  “That time in June when we went to the lake, do you remember? We swam in the crisp, cool water, and you screamed when I…

She imagined a hundred things she could do when she saw that woman for the first time, but she didn’t imagine that her hair would be gray.

Now, when I think of my dad, I don’t really think of the horseback rider, or pilot, or King of China. I just think of these things. Things that make him human. Things I really love. 

looking at you makes me feel as if i have finally ascended. suddenly, i am all-knowing. contradictions are rectified and questions are answered by the simplicity of your soft breaths.