Sudden Silence [Lucid Loss]

A Lyric Essay of Personal Reflection *Author’s Note: This lyric Essay contains mentions of mature topics and themes while recounting personal stories and experiences of my time in college. I remember the first time I saw the “The University of Kansas” granite sign outside the old KU Welcome Center. I was in the gold Toyota,

A Colorado Summer

Things I Can Name but Can Not Describe The sweet echos of banjos and fiddles riding on the summer air  The piercing chill of cold mountain stream water on your feet The noise of a dog’s heavy panting after a long hike The stickiness of fresh smores on your tongue  The pops of a bonfire

Election Night in the Journalism School

*Editor’s Note- I was in the William Allen White School of Journalism building on Election Night 2020, to work on a Good Evening KU show for one of my classes. My job was to be the talent on the first of two sections with stories about the election. This is my refelction and telling of