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Religion with Friends

We are a little hung-over, a little loud, a little late. As my friend Giri drives the car up a dusty, unpaved road, my friend Louise and I comment on how rustic the rough wooden fence separating from the field from Princeton Friends Meeting is.

by Susannah Sharpless on April 25, 2013September 10, 2013

Peer Review (Part 2)

Andrew Sondern edits Susannah Sharpless’s Common App essay.

by Andrew Sondern, Susannah Sharpless on March 1, 2013March 22, 2013

Hotter Fellows

I met a poet today, and so,

by Susannah Sharpless on September 26, 2012March 22, 2013

Respecting Ms. Banks

Of the many things the singer Banks (the stage name of Jillian Banks) does well—and I think there are many—the thing she does best is cultivate her own vibe.

by Susannah Sharpless on November 23, 2014November 23, 2014

The Unexpected Bodies

It was 9 a.m. Awakened, as I often am, by sunlight, I opened my door to go to the bathroom downstairs. Supine, to the side of my door, was a male form, blonde and muscular and naked. His hands were cupped over his genitals, his underwear crumpled by his head. His eyes were closed. I froze in surprise, but I had to pee, and out of some ingrained politeness didn’t want to disturb him. I stepped over him quietly and went downstairs.

by Emily Lever, Hannah Hirsh, Megan Tung, Nick Sexton, Olivia Lloyd, Susannah Sharpless on October 11, 2014October 12, 2014

Quirkish Delight

The magic of Zooey Deschanel.

by Susannah Sharpless on February 29, 2012March 22, 2013

Peer Review (Part 1)

Susannah Sharpless edits Andrew Sondern’s Common App essay.

by Susannah Sharpless on March 1, 2013March 22, 2013

Twitterature

The case for tweets as poetry.

by Susannah Sharpless on April 18, 2012March 22, 2013

Mary, Full of Space

The car booms up some road that ends exactly in sky and I think this is the most beautiful thing in America I am not used to feeling golden But I think you are Can you tell I’m terrified   … Read More

by Susannah Sharpless on March 8, 2014March 8, 2014

ARA 101

As I stood outside the door to Frist 212 on the first day of my freshman year, waiting for my Arabic 101 class to start, a bright-eyed boy in a polo shirt bounced up to the door. I smiled at … Read More

by Susannah Sharpless on March 1, 2013March 22, 2013

Writing East

Maybe I’m homesick or maybe I’ve just sold out, but I’ve stopped distinguishing between the states that make up the great green Midwest I call home.

by Susannah Sharpless on October 19, 2011March 22, 2013

PrinceWatch

Two recent articles in our campus’ “paper of record” deal with the way said paper is received by its audience; i.e., with derision and hatred. “Snark’s inefficacy” and “On hating the Daily Princetonian,” are two of the most outrageous Opinion … Read More

by Susannah Sharpless on March 15, 2015April 4, 2015


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