aeraustol

Back in my early twenties, when I would send out short stories to literary magazines, I received rejections on little slips of paper inside the self-addressed, stamped envelope I had provided for them to either accept or reject my story. Does anyone else see the irony in that? And 90% of the time, I got rejected. If I were lucky, I would get a “nice” rejection which said something like, “While there is much to admire about your story, it wasn’t quite the right fit for our publication. Our...

If you are an upcoming senior planning to attend college, you might find yourself in a state of comparison and regret. As the college...

I am a college app essay coach, and I need to be reminded of this advice as much as anyone else. I have three children. One is in...