Category: Junior Literary

Since this is my last blog for the year, I wanted to reflect on the year and write about my experiences this year. I have had a great year overall. There have been some struggles though. I think when some people decide to change their life or flip it upside down they think everything will be great and no struggles will be had but those people are wrong. I think a many believe this due to the structure of movies but that is a whole side rant I won’t go on.  Without struggle you don’t get to where you need to be. Without struggle you don’t grow and without struggle you can’t find who you are. I have had struggles this year but it is within those struggles I have learned about myself and others. I think that people put a pressure on themselves and on this place when coming here as new students to be perfect and happy but it isn’t always like that. If you want life to be a rollercoaster you have to have lows. I think a lot of people loose that way of thinking especially with the internet shoving the idea of being perfect down everyone’s throat. It isn’t important to be perfect it is important to live and experience. Some may argue that it is important to be happy but well I somewhat disagree. I think being happy is a great thing that is needed but I just don’t think that is the bigger picture, the meaning to life if you will. It is far more important to be human. 

I have had a great year so far and have really had some great experiences. I have made some great friends and met incredible teachers. I have found what I want. I have also found my voice and my motivation. I have found my peace. 

I have loved hanging out with my friends and I have loved the things I have learned. Each of these things I will carry with me through life. 

I have begun packing up my dorm and am taking a lot home this weekend. I will miss my dorm and all the fun I have had there whether that be waking up to the sun shining through the window on weekends, having friends over and hanging out while we sit on the cool floor, or even when I have had to sit at my desk alone or sit in the silence and work. I will miss it very much, well I guess you could say I already do. 

I will miss my favorite benches that overlook the street. I love how nice the campus is and how nice it feels to sit outside and breathe in the fresh air. I will miss going to T-Soup and Serios. I will miss going thrifting. And I will miss walking around town with my friends. 

I have grown here and I have learned here. I feel that this has been a great experience. A needed one as well. 

I would like to recap some of my favorite things that have happened this year as a reflection. As a memory saver. 

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Ole Brook festival

At the beginning of the year Brookhaven held a festival, which they do every year. It was just something to do. They had venders that lined the parking lots and streets by the railroad park. They had live music, some of our vocals even participated. That was the first weekend I stayed. I went to the festival with my dear friend Sarah House and we had a really fun time. They even played “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson, a mutual favorite song of ours. We hung out with a few of our other friends as well throughout the weekend. I ordered doordash for the first time as well and we participated in craft night which was fun. We made bracelets and painted random pictures. It was fun. It was my favorite weekend this year I believe. 

Workshops and Guests 

The workshops and guest artists this year have been amazing. I have really loved the workshops we have had so far. I really like being able to read others work and then receive feedback for your own. It also helps you feel less alone in the writing process. The guests we have had in class have also made it such a great year. They have inspired now projects and have helped us all continue writing in new ways. These are my favorite parts of class. 

New movies, new music, new people

I have found a lot of new media and art while being her at MSA. I have been recommended countless shows and movies and have also been recommended a few new songs and bands. It is hard in a normal environment to find people that like the same type of media as you but I think here it is easier. I would like to talk about a few things that I was recommended this year that stuck out. Ride the Cyclone. One of the best musicals ever btw. I can’t believe it took me this long to watch it. One of my suitemates even sang a song from it for the vocal cabaret, but I didn’t watch it till Sarah decided to introduce it to me. The music is top tier along with the set, choreo, costumes, and props. I found this to be  a great musical and since then I have watched it about two or three more times. Sarah also recommended a movie called Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind a while back. It has become one of my favorite movies. It is such an intellectually deep and thought provoking movie, which is the genre I usually go for lol. I have watch that movie about five times now and I can say with confidence that it is a great movie. I had heard about this movie before but I thought it wasn’t a movie I would really like but one weekend I watched it with my mom and it was amazing. (Sarah 10/10 recommendations fr) Now moving on to some other media I have been recommended. Danny oh Danny and Nick oh Nick……You both have recommended so many amazing movies, shows, and music that I can not list all of them lol. But I will say that all of the recommendations from you two have also been 10/10. I have also thanks to this school met a lot of new people.  I have had two roommates. Emmylan became one of my best friends even though she left. I met Sarah who has become one of my best friends as well. She makes a bad day better most of the time lol. She has taught me that having personality is cool, yes I already knew this but I always thought that my personality wasn’t what others wanted to see but Sarah has taught me that others want to see your personality and what makes you you. I have met Danny who has been such a good friend and we relate and agree on a lot of topics. I am so happy to have met them as well as all of the Jr. literary class. I have grown because of all of them and I wanted to say thank you to all of them for that. I have also been able to become friends with two seniors who are great people. They are kind, respectful, whimsical, and honestly some of the best people I have met. They make any experience better and I can’t believe they are leaving Monday. I’ll miss you Steph and Richie!!!! I have also met other various amazing people some many that I can’t name all of them either but if you weren’t named just know you still count and mean the world to me lol. 

Now some photos ………

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That was a long paragraph but it was worth it lol. Now I would like to talk about how this year has helped me as a writer. I have always struggled with finding my thing. I have always had so many things I want to pursue but I think that coming here has shown me how much I love writing and how big of a part writing is in my life. I have also had trouble finding my why for writing but I feel that this has helped me grow closer to finding my why. This year has also helped me find my process and find the joy of art again. I fell out of love for the process about a year ago and coming here was I think a step to help me out of that hole. I have since grown to love art much more, maybe even more than I did before I fell out of love the first time. 

This year has been a growing experience and a great opportunity that I will forever be grateful for. I am so sad that the year is already almost over but I am ready for where life takes me next. 

Love y’all!!! Over and out. 

 

Well, the time has come. It’s the final blog of this year. My first year at MSA has been a time that’s for sure. I’ve made memories I’m sure will last me a long time. I’ve really come to love my literary family. They’re cool and funny. Good writers, too. I am looking forward to what next year brings, and I’m excited to become a senior. Hopefully, I will take good care of my future juniors. I have so many goals for next year, it’s insane. I want myself to succeed, obviously, but I want my peers to succeed too, and I want to find ways to help them do that.   

About blogging next year, I really want to change things up, so don’t be surprised if things look a little different. I think maybe I want to blog more about current events. Stuff like that. If whoever is reading this could comment and tell me what you’d like to see, what I’ve blogged that you liked reading about, that would be nice. Like, did you all enjoy the Incels blog? Do you prefer the blogs of me just yapping? The blogs about the things I like?

Just to keep you all updated, I got new glasses, and I finished my first year at CoLin! I cannot express how relieved I felt on Tuesday when I finished my last test. I ended the year with all A’s and B’s, in person and online. I was shooting for all A’s, but things happen. I’m happy they were at least high Bs. If they were low, I might have cried. I also really liked my teachers. They were all so sweet to me, my nutrition teacher especially, she was the nicest! I hope everyone who takes nutrition at CoLin gets her. 

I will say that over the summer, I’m going to miss going to PJs after class, but at the same time, I have a PJs in my hometown, so I won’t have to go to class beforehand to get it. I’m so ready for summer to start. I know I’ve said this a lot, but as I get closer, I get more restless. I have a lot of plans, a lot of hopes, and dreams. I’m hoping for the best and ready to make a lot of memories.

I can’t wait to see you all again next year and keep writing blogs. We’re all going to have so much fun this summer! Ciao! 

Over the last 10 months, so much has changed. I’ve had a crazy year, but a year worth remembering. A year worth looking back on and laughing (or crying) about how fast it’s gone. For my final blog as a MSA Literary Junior, I want to take a trip down memory lane and recognize those who have helped me throughout the year. These are in no particular order.

1. McCarley Martin

McCarley is my best friend. While I’ve known of her since I was a kid, (her mom taught me and we went to the same school since kindergarten) we didn’t become friends until 8th grade. She is the most forgiving, loving, caring person I know. We have stuck together through thick and thin, (suspension and drama), and still to this day I’ve never met someone like her. 

2. Clare Whatley

Ohhhh my Clare. The first time I met Clare was the second day of living at MSA. She is one of my suitemates. At that time, she had bright colorful pink hair, and I remember thinking she was the coolest person I’d ever met. Her choice in music, movies, her artistic ability, personality, look, and everything else about her is so awesome. She always lets me rant to her, no matter what, and don’t think I thank her enough for that. 

3. Bristol Grissette

Bristol is my other suitemate. When I first saw Bristol, I thought “Oh my Gosh, I love them.” Their alternative style, and cool posters influenced me to talk to them. Honestly, for most of the year I had the impression that Bristol was a very quiet and calm person, which they are most of the time, but when we got close, I saw a whole other side of them.  They are funny, chaotic, a crash out for sure, genuine and compassionate. I consider Bristol one of my best friends, and I’m so happy that I’ve gotten that close to them. 

4. Robin Russell

Robin is one of my biggest supporters. Literally my ride or die. Whenever I feel any type of way, I know I can go to Robin and not be judged. She is always down to go out, always down to come chill, always down to be there when needed. Honestly, I thrive to be the type of person she is. She is faithful, kind, loving, nourishing, academically passionate, funny, and she never lets anyone walk over her. She authentically herself, and she doesn’t care who has something to say about it. I love Robin and have grown to appreciate her more and more over the year. After this year, (yes talking to you; I know you’re reading this) we have to promise to see each other often! I love you! 

5. David Walker 

Oh David. We have had our ups and downs, but at the end of the day I sort of look at you as my brother in an odd way. You hold me accountable for my actions, and you are confident in who you are. I genuinely enjoy your presence and I’m so glad you DM’d me on TikTok all that time ago. Thank you for helping me become who I aspire to be and thank you for all the times you clocked me about your friend. 

There are SO many more people I’d like to thank, but for my OWN well-being I’m wrapping this up here. 

Some honorable mentions- All my teacher and staff, my family, friends from home, the whole literary class of 2026-2027, Ms. Wendy, my friends, my exs and ohs (get it?), and everyone that inspired me to be who I am today. 

Most importantly, I thank myself. I thank myself for not giving up when I really… really wanted too. I thank myself for not leaving when my best friend decided dance might not be for her. I thank myself for giving those compliments, hugging my friends, deciding to be in the moment. I thank myself for using my writing as a way to get my feelings out there. I thank myself for giving MSA the chance it deserves. 

Before I get too upset, I’m going to end this. I love all of you guys. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. I hope everyone has the best summer ever. 

 

 

below you will find a paragraph I’m thinking of using in one of my works. I added it to see if people actually understand it does it just sound good because of a few big words placed in the right spots coincidentally and you know that’s kind of what poetry is.  I will give the meaning of the paragraph below, but I ask you to read the paragraph first and answer questions about it then you see the true meaning. B

Pleasure is a beauty only the mind of un-innocents can enjoy. Those not human and human come forth in unity at the idea of it, placed upon the minds of people imprinted since birth to seek it out, we were meant to destroy, meant to break from humanely resilience that encages what we seen in the mirror, a silence that it too loud to ignore, a perverted fruit from the garden where eve was deceived, my eyes no longer see the shell that holds what hell truly is, they see the naturalness in between there being no wrong or right , judgement isn’t anything but a meta-physical construct and something can never identify itself as purely false or true it’s all a facade, the wrinkles upon my hands a language only angles and demons understand meant to decide if i go to heaven or hell, they see what I see but I am no more than a mortal entity a being who lives from the past and now collide to ultimately mean nothing.  

 

I was attempting to make the reader feel like I was questioning my existence. The paragraph is meant to say I exist for a reason, but I ultimately end up in the dirt meaning noth9ing to those around me. I think my first line really shows that with me using the term pleasure! pleasure is what humans really desire the pleasure of growing old, getting money, eating everything they want in life. the “perverted fruit” is expectations and doubts from other people. the dramatism in it is purposeful, I wanted to make the reader feel something or relate in away.

questions: 

1. what do you think the author meant when he wrote the first line?
2.   what is the “perverted fruit”?
3. what do you think the author is trying to convey?
4. if you had to change/add line, what would you make different?
5. what does exist meant to you?

Most people get so surprised when they see me watching wwe and I don’t understand why. A girl can’t watch people wrestle, like a girl just wanna see some fighting lol.When I say i’m a big fan of wwe i really am. I got into wwe because of my dad and brothers. I grew up watching it every monday, saturday, any day it came on I was there beside them watching it betting on who’s going to win and lose. The best part about watching it for me would be seeing all the different wrestlers that come from different places. 

Lets talk about some of the girls that’s on wwe. Don’t get me wrong, all the girls are good, but I do have my favorite ones. I would say my top 2 would be, Liv Morgan, and Rhea Ripley are the ones I feel like they really just show out and they are funny. Let’s break it down some more starting with Liv Morgan. 

Liv Morgan

Liv is one of the crazy ones. Let me say that first. She is a three times women’s world champion and a part of the Judgment day. I think that’s the only thing I don’t like about her is that she picked the wrong boys to trust. But other than that she worked so hard to become who she is now and I love how she says whatever comes to her mind on top of that she has this little laugh she does that makes people mad and it is so funny to me. 

Rhea Ripley

Now this girl, I’ll low key be feeling for the ones who are having to fight her sometimes. She doesn’t just fight girls she fights boys too and that’s crazy, they can weigh more than her and she still picks them up with no type of problem. She has won the  WWE Women’s, Women’s World, Raw, SmackDown, and Tag Team Championships, making her the only wrestler to hold all five. A Triple Crown and Grand Slam Champion, she is a former NXT and inaugural NXT UK Women’s Champion, and the 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble winner. So as you can see she done it all.

Last blog before senior year. I don’t think I’ve really processed that, so I’m just kind of in awe. I looked back at some of my older poetry recently, and I am so thankful that all of you have been here to help me grow as a writer. Y’all are so nice because some of that stuff was straight up buns. At least I had enough passion to get here.

I guess I’ll give some life updates.

Stuff that’s stayed the same: My name is still Nick, my pronouns are still He/Him, I’m still transgender, I’m still ginger, I still play guitar, I still love The Walking Dead, I still love cowboys and the west, and I’m still working on the outline for the zombie book series I made with my friend. By the way, I’m not sure if I ever said the name of it, but it’s Reign of Decay.

Stuff that’s changed: I thought I wanted to be a lawyer when I got here, but as you guys know I want to be a doctor. I thought I was going to be a short story writer, but I actually much prefer poetry over anything. I’ve been getting into using the Joost Klein and like using him as my wake up music (but this is like a brand new change, I hope it sticks). I don’t hate my haircut too much anymore. I think I’m getting medicated over the summer! Oh, and I’m actually hyped to see what the future brings me!

This has been a freaking amazing Junior year. I just know I wouldn’t have had an even close experience to the joy I’ve had here if I stayed at my old school. All that joy has to do with all of the amazing gorgeous beautiful show stopping people that are in attendance here. I don’t think I could’ve made it though this year without seeing my classmates commit to their craft.

I have some goals for next year like writing a few chapters of RoD after I finish getting stuff actually in line, learning over 200 songs on guitar, and sticking to going to that gym on the second floor. I really hope I stick to these, and I hope all of you stick to your goals. Speaking of your goals, tell me about them! I wanna come back to this post after we reach our senior year.

Okay, so that’s been a lot of yapping for this year. Honestly, I’m gonna miss my weekly yapping. I think I’ll actually start blogging on SpaceHey so I can keep down this habit. Good luck on your exams, good luck on your move out, drive safe, eat something sweet, and don’t forget I love you guys! ByeBye!!

So, for this week’s blog, I’ve decided to talk about some things that make me happy, and maybe we’ll have some in common. 

I like beverages, specifically water, Sprite, and Gatorade. I also love a Baja Blast. I love animals, I love all animals, and wholeheartedly believe that they should be treated well, just like everyone else should. I like to read and write, although I will say I’ve kind of lost my balance in a sense with writing and reading. Just because I feel as though I don’t have a whole lot of time to read, I try, though. I want to get back into it this summer. I like getting good grades and achieving things. I like pink. I like roses. I like toys and cartoons, yes, I know I’m almost seventeen, don’t be judgmental. I love sweets and food, maybe a little too much. I really need to work on healthier eating. I love stuffed animals, but my favorite stuffed animals are the big ones. The bigger the better. I love music, I love Ariana Grande and Beyoncé. I’m so excited for Petal to come out in July, I believe. I like makeup, mascara especially. I feel like mascara just fixes everything. I need a new one to replace the telescopic one, since I heard they do animal testing. Drop recommendations down below if you don’t mind.  I like Tiffany’s and Louis Vuitton, I love diamonds, pearls, and gold. I live for glitter. I have three glitter body oils I use on top of each other. I like slime, and I love the beach. I love to doomscroll on Pinterest and TikTok. I like to color. I also like Roblox, but it’s getting kind of hard to like if you know what I mean. Honestly, I could write an entire blog on how Roblox is ruining its own game. But moving right along, I like Graff. I just wish they had more pieces in gold. They have this one bangle in gold, and it’s gorgeous. I love the old Victoria Secret, the new is good, but it doesn’t compare to what VS used to be. I like having my braids blonde, and I think I want to bleach my actual hair. I LOVE SPONGEBOB! I know I mentioned liking cartoons earlier, but SpongeBob is peak. I love giving, I try and give to my friends as much as I can. It’s how I show my love. I love my mommy. Just thought I’d put that in there, and my Mimi. Okay, bye guys. 

Hi guys! I haven’t made a blog updating everyone on my life in a while, so I figured I would do that today! 

The first thing I’d like to talk about is the way I’ve gotten SO close to 3 specific people here, and how they have helped me through so much the past few months. These people are Clare, Bristol, and Robin. Continently, Clare and Bristol are my suitemates, and Robin lives right across the hall, so we are all super easy to reach. 

Without these three, I don’t know where I’d be.

Moving on to my grades. I currently have all A’s and have managed these A’s for this whole semester. This may sound like something small, but I personally was shocked because I’m never really able to maintain good grades for a whole semester.

Summers coming up, and that means that freedom is nearing. I hope for my birthday I get my license or something of that nature because I’m genuinely so ready to drive. I used to be really scared of driving, however, now that all my friends are doing it and I’ve practiced a few times, I’m not as scared. I still don’t really know how traffic works, but I’m sure that’s something I can pick up.

Now I’m going to be talking about some of my recent FAVS: 

• Euphoria (HBO Max)
• Jersey Shore (Hulu)
• WhySuda (YouTube)
• Flamingo (YouTube)
• AAAHH!!! Real Monsters (Paramount+)
• Cars (Disney+)
• Sam and Colby (YouTube)

I’ve been feigning to play a good Roblox game, but it seems that all the ones trending now is either AI slop, or just annoying. A few days ago, me and Tristyn played Total Drama Island with voice chat on, and that was pretty fun, but I suck at the game in general, so I always get voted off pretty early in the rounds. 

I wish there was another game that popped off this year, kind of like the Dress to Impress pandemic in 2024. That was so much fun. Or the Among Us pandemic of 2020-2022.  I still play these games every now and again, but since it popped off for a while they kept adding things to the game, which in my opinion, kind of ruins the simplicity of a good game. 

I’m about to wrap this blog up lowkey, but first I want to just thank all of you for reading this blog all the way through. I’ve started to appreciate blogs more than usual, and they have actually brought back a piece of my passion I thought I couldn’t get back. 

I’ll see yall next blog! Love ya!