College. Abbreviated.

 

Apply

Open

Read

Cheer

Arrive

Unpack

Begin

Struggle

Adjust

Meet

Talk

Listen

Learn

Love

Play

Text

Text

Text

Stop

Cry

Sleep

Sleep

Sleep

Wander

Walk

Run

Ride

Dance

Watch

Party

Pack

Return

Throw

Sing

Laugh

____

Arrive

Complain

Write

Write

Discover

Try

Write

Fade

Lie

Eat

Study

Find

Touch

Kiss

Jump

Dive

Catch

Break

Renew

____

Repeat

Grow

Hike

Freeze

Find

Wonder

Write

Write

Write

Write

Write

Write

Accomplish

Reconnect

Think

Prepare

Ask

Answer

Leave

Stare

Swim

Work

_____

Restart

Edit

Edit

Query

Dream

Film

Appreciate

Hug

Wave

Chat

Call

Realize

Fall

Fall

Fall

Smile

Write

Hope

Plan

Decide

Graduate

 

Eric Rodgers

Eric Rodgers is a senior English major at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He contributes weekly articles to Uloop.com, along with working as a writer on the Second Opinions project for the New York City-based advocacy group Everyone is Gay. His work involving the equal rights movement has also been published by The Huffington Post, leading to an appearance on MSNBC’s nationally televised program Newsnation. “College. Abbreviated.” is his first piece of creative writing to be published.

He is currently querying his first novel, a young adult fantasy titled Painted Worlds, while writing the first draft of his second novel. He is an avid Ultimate Frisbee player and concert-goer, and spends the bulk of his spare time having one-sided conversations with his overweight schnauzer.