“Maybe my nows will be difficult, and lonely, and full of hurt. Probably they will. But not all of them. Mostly, they will be mine. Each now, a chance to acknowledge what is in front of me. To do my best. An inhale. An exhale. A chance.” Shana Youngdahl, As Many Nows As I Can Get. Reckless road trips, a whirlwind, biting summer romance and a deeply moving re-evaluation of a once-predictable and seemingly permanent future outline this tearjerker by Shana Youngdahl. Youngdahl poses the question: a

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Author Jack Kerouac once said, “One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” Simple? Maybe. Many writers will attest that even the mere thought of actually putting personal thoughts and ideas onto paper proves an overwhelmingly scary task. Formulating a novel might take just one summer or even years; the inspiration could emerge from one memorable night or even a dream. Every author grapples with their own writing demons, but what they all share in common amounts to two things:

Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by the unrelenting pressure of life as a college student. We’ve been there more than a couple times: all-nighters, twenty-page essays and that one professor that just doesn’t get it. After long, emotional days of cramming when your brain wants to do nothing else but shut down, a serene campus proves your saving grace. Today, colleges all over the country work towards improving the lives of every student through an emphasis on mindfulness, incl

Have you ever spent your childhood pouring over the pages of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, wishing to become a writer? Or maybe you spent days and nights with a book in hand, making daily library trips and yearning for a real-life Edward Cullen to show up at your doorstep. As you got older and reached the dreaded decision all college students face, you knew in your heart that you couldn’t major in anything but English. Despite the constant “Oh, so you’re going to be a teacher” quips and