On Pencil Cases
In middle school, I didn’t need a banging resume, witty Instagram bio, or professional-yet-beautiful LinkedIn photo to let people know who I was. Heck, Instagram...
Dating In Middle School is Hard
It’s October. My room is getting cold, everybody seems to have someone to impose a couples costume onto, and I’m typing questions into Google such...
Things To Post On Facebook To Get Your Crush To Poke You Back After 8 Years
It’s been 8 years since you poked your 8th grade crush and you’ve been waiting patiently for him to respond to your flirtation. Since he obviously...
An Ode to My Middle School Alter Ego
The only large writing project I’ve ever finished was a collection of short stories I wrote in middle school. I acknowledge how tragic it is...
Diary of a Piercing Virgin
This is a story about virginity. But not about sex. I’m talking about piercings, people. That’s right, I’m pierce-less. Needles have never penetrated my ear...
Using the New Facebook Reaction Buttons: A Guide for the Middle School Cyberbully
As any middle schooler knows, cyberbullying is a precise and subtle art. It involves being completely awful while still riding the narrow line of deniability,...
Lights. Camera. Picture Day!
Picture day: perhaps one of the most anticipated days of the entire school year (except for the first day, obviously).
13 Things I Wish I Knew At 13
Being a girl is hard, but being a girl in middle school is absolute hell. No one point has been more universally agreed upon, I’m...
Middle School Crushes: A Semi-Comprehensive Guide
Let’s face it, we all had some embarrassing crushes in middle school. When it comes down to it, there are five major food groups of...