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1 month ago | 
pittnews.com | Marissa Kelley |Brynn Murawski
I’m sitting in the waiting room of my dentist’s office, knitting. Note that I started knitting the day before this. So what I’m holding in my hands is a frumpy, misshapen length of purplish yarn that vaguely resembles Tennessee. The dental hygienist, who’s known my family for years, rounds the corner to call my sister back and immediately notices my knitting. “Oh cool, what are you making?” I awkwardly explain that I just started, and whatever I’m creating is a far cry from some possible product.
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2 months ago | 
pittnews.com | Aidan Kasner |Matthew Scabilloni |Brynn Murawski
I’ve applied for about three internships so far — I know, massive accomplishment — and with each I’ve tried to pseudo-exposure therapy myself into being OK with not hearing back. I’ll reiterate to my boyfriend and parents again and again that my application will probably just disappear into the void, and that’ll be that. But the truth is, with everything I’ve ever applied to, whether that be a job or a group or an internship, I desperately want to succeed.
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2 months ago | 
pittnews.com | Aidan Kasner |Brynn Murawski
I keep waiting for the “my-teens-are-ending” dread to hit. The dread that my friends promised would come, the horror at watching the first number of my age turn from a 1 to a 2. I turn 20 on Feb. 7, which should be the day this blog comes out. And as someone who’s absolutely terrified of dying, you’d think another year down in my march towards inevitable mortality would be frightening. But while it’s a little weird to be entering my 20s, I don’t feel the crushing emotion I’ve braced myself to expect.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
pittnews.com | Conor Hutchison |Brynn Murawski
I don’t know about you guys, but I left myself a massive mess for myself when I went home for winter break. Basically, every item of clothing I have was thrown in a pile on the floor, and my desk and chair were covered in assorted towels, trash and makeup. I remember thinking to myself, “This is future me’s problem,” and envisioning that I’d come back from winter break rejuvenated and excited to do four loads of laundry and clean my whole room.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
pittnews.com | Brynn Murawski
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Marissa Kelley |Brynn Murawski
“There’s no place like home.” Everyone I know is talking about the new “Wicked” movie, based on “The Wizard of Oz,” a story famously oriented around the protagonist’s journey home from a different fantastical world. As we find ourselves in the midst of the holiday season, people across the country will return to their childhood homes for family dinners and gift exchanges. Home seems to be on many people’s minds as 2024 comes to a close.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Grace Longworth |Brynn Murawski
New Year’s is always a scary time for me, full of doubt, fear and resistance to change. I feel like I only hear about the bad things that might be coming, and while it’s important to have a realistic view of our future, it’s also important to have something to look forward to. Here, I have compiled a list of 10 things to look forward to in 2025 for anyone feeling frightened or just dreading leaving 2024 behind.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Abby Lipold |Brynn Murawski
Family is complicated. I think this is something almost everyone can agree on. And there is no time more complicated for families than during the holidays, especially in an election year. I have so many friends who are dreading crowding around a dinner table with aunts and uncles, and even parents and siblings, who disagree with them on so many fundamental ideals. But even beyond our current politics, family is complex.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Amanda Yu |Brynn Murawski
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential race to her opponent, Donald Trump. Harris’s campaign was full of joy and hope for her supporters, and the loss devastated the many marginalized communities that fear Trump’s conservative social beliefs and proposed policies. As someone with many friends who are queer or people of color, and as a woman myself, I was also consumed by dread at what Trump’s presidency could mean for my future. How could I possibly protect my friends?
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Jake Vasilias |Brynn Murawski
I’ve struggled with anxiety since third grade, and probably before then too, if I’m being honest. So sitting at my kitchen table playing the Hamilton soundtrack to try to calm myself down enough to eat lunch is not a shocking experience for me to have. In this case, specifically, it was because I woke up the day before Halloween with a sore throat and a slight discoloration of my tonsils. Immediately, I spiraled.
