Word Nerd Writing

Category: Opinion

  • Why I’m Angry

    What is the point of a university education and why was I funneled into it? I can answer, but only cynically.

  • Communicate

    Communicate

    This is a story about open communication and talking in the work place because nothing says communication like empty speech bubbles.

  • Dear Sierra,

    Dear Sierra,

    There are things I wish you knew, things that people don’t tell you until it’s too late.

  • A Woman and a Home

    Pursuing your passion: my idea of a social and economic utopia.

  • Discovery

    Discovery

    Looking back at old schoolwork, I found a treasure I’d like to share…

  • Anxiety of Influence

    Anxiety of Influence

    “What was your most original thought from your talk?” I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This means, among other things, that I am sometimes asked to give a talk, or a 5-10 minute sermon/ speech about one particular gospel topic. I was recently asked to speak about self-reliance…

  • Welcome to the Adventure

    Success– we all want it, but what does it take to succeed, and what does success even mean? I think that success is finishing an adventure after you start one. It means having a goal in mind and meeting it, like the check mark on a to-do list. So, success depends on who we want…