Byline: Frankie Duryea

I’m Judging You: Gogol’s Defense of Art Critique

“Gogol advocated that we do not need to reject value-judgements, but rather understand all art as part of a grander movement; great art is the product of labor and reflection, vision and passion, building off the works that precede it.”

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Chimp Kid

“I had an itinerary for running away, and I was behind schedule. The sun was catching up.”

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Take a Leave of Absence: It’s Easier Than You Think

A Nass writer investigates why and how students take leaves—and what it’s like to be gone.

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Paradise Burning, from Two Points of View

About cutting trees, in theory and in practice.

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All My Dreams Wrapped Up in a Little Ball

Chaos reigns alongside Homer Simpson in this writer’s Notes app dream journal.

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Confessions of a Construction Lover

“While every stony face dares to tell me why they are special, with ‘legacy’ and ‘history’ carrying such a heavy weight all around, the reduction to rubble provides an uncomfortable view, but a sight for sore eyes that are heavy from seeing just Victorian castles.”

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