Among the pumpkins, beneath the autumn sky, I held my little boy’s hand as the moments passed by. The world felt softer, the air felt sweet, With golden leaves and dirt beneath our feet. Pumpkins resting in rows on the ground, Little joys and laughter all around. The smell of warm food drifting through the air, And for a little while, nothing else mattered there. Then came the train, so little and slow, Carrying us through a world painted gold. With my son beside me, watching

Burial of the Dead, 1609–1610 Oil on canvas by Sidney E. King The season of Thanksgiving is full of ushy-gushy sentiments about things like loving one’s family and appreciating the unique pleasure of getting to know one’s dear friends, but there are more important topics to consider—can you survive in an unknown wilderness? In this seventh issue of Delectable Discourse, where I ask college students a scrumptious new question each month, I asked the following: If you were one

As the end of the semester approaches, the majority of students enter a period of high stress with final projects, deadlines, and the pressure to get a good grade, and our lives burn out. Stress, fatigue, and self-doubt can easily make us lose the purpose we set for ourselves at the beginning of the semester; however, one practice that has been forgotten nowadays can help us in this end-of-semester feeling: gratitude. Gratitude is the intentional recognition of the good t

Although the purpose of Thanksgiving is to reflect on and be thankful for the positives and the privileges one experiences in life, many people associate Thanksgiving with a time where one’s gluttony can overtake oneself in a socially-acceptable manner, stuffing one’s face with as much food as possible, having to unbutton one’s jeans to accommodate the new circumference, and then passing out in a food coma. Consequently, in this third issue of Delectable Discourse , where I a

I'm sure we all have experienced the same chilly November day in 4th grade, walking into the cafeteria wearing black construction paper...