Emily

Recent Thoughts on Anxiety

I’m not going to lie, starting this blog was a big step for me. It also has brought me a lot of anxiety.

I have suffered from anxiety for many years, long before I had a name to call the feeling of being on the verge of tears, the feeling of my head getting hot, the paranoia, the look of exasperation that loved ones gave me when I asked them to validate my fears or assure me for the fifth time that everything would be alright.

From The Siskiyou: Saying Goodbye to Ashland Street Cinemas, an Ashland Favorite

Photo by Emily Perry

After the movie theater I worked at closed down, my mind went to Ashland Street Cinemas, another movie theater that had a close connection to a community. It sadly closed down in the beginning of 2021. In my first article for that year when writing for the Siskiyou, I wrote about how much the theater had impacted the community, especially the college students who frequented it. Original article can be found here.

Why I Collect Books but Never Read Them

In my senior year of college I took a class called Writing for Publication. It was such a fun class and I learned a lot about writing. This was one of the first pieces we wrote for the class, for the prompt “Why I.”

Rent Free

Below is a poem of mine, originally published on my writing account @that.s_me_emily and then submitted to my university’s literary magazine, The Main Squeeze. You can read the poem here.

You live in my mind rent free
No, no, not quite
You have your own street, your own boulevard,
Full of shops and even a bookstore
That chronicles all our old memories
And what could have been.

Peeling Back the Layers of “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”

Image Credits Netflix

When Netflix announced a one-week theatrical release for Glass Onion, I, like many, rushed to see Rian Johnson’s follow-up to his 2019 hit Knives Out. This blog post will contain spoilers for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, so be sure to tread with caution!

From the Siskiyou: Pirronne Yousefzadeh and the Importance of Community and Inclusion in OSF’s “It’s Christmas, Carol”From My Time at the Siskiyou:

Brent Hinkley, John Tufts, Safiya Fredericks, Mark Bedard. Image Credit Jenny Graham, Oregon Shakespeare Festival

In honor of It’s Christmas, Carol!‘s second year at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, I wanted to take this time to republish one of my favorite interviews I wrote for Southern Oregon University’s student newspaper, The Siskiyou. Last year I saw a preview of It’s Christmas, Carol!, and I had the honor of interviewing the director, Pirronne Yousefzadeh about her directing process, what the show meant to her, and her favorite things about Ashland, Oregon. You can read the original article here.

Of Love and Popcorn: Another Life Update

I didn’t think I would be publishing another Life Update so soon (granted, I wrote the last one in October, published it in November, then launched the blog last week). However, a major life event has happened that has upended my routine and left me in confusion and sadness.

What I’ve Been up to

I was recently on a Zoom call with the English department at my old university, where I talked about our senior thesis, or capstone. At one point, the students broke off into groups to discuss any potential ideas they had for their capstone, while I stayed on the call to help students with any questions they had. A few of my professors saw me and asked what I had been up to.