Marisa Donnelly
Marisa is a writer, poet, & editor. She is the author of Somewhere On A Highway, a poetry collection on self-discovery, growth, love, loss and the challenges of becoming.
These Are The 12 Types Of Girls You’ll Encounter This New Year’s Eve
The Mom: She’s practical, and wearing low heels. Or at this point has probably taken them off and traded them for flats.
25 Things Only People Who Went To A College With Under 1,000 Students Will Understand
The classic Friday night question: “Are you guys going to the ____ House tonight?” “Yeah, everyone’s going.”
This Fed-Up Librarian Totally Roasts Students For Getting Wasted In The Library
“So you throw a few cans in your bag and head over to the Library, Natty Ice is almost water anyways, right? Wrong.”
5 Reasons Why It Shouldn’t Matter Whether Or Not You Get Engaged Before Age 25
I’ve read tons of posts on being young and in love and consumed well-meaning advice on whether or not we (me and my fellow twenty-somethings) should get married young. And I’ve come to one shocking conclusion: It really doesn’t matter whether or not someone is getting engaged before 23, 25, or at any damn point in their twenties.
An Open Letter To My (Not So Baby) Sister As She Heads Off To College
I hope you know you’ll always be my little sister. The one whose baby-walker I taped a ‘kick me’ sign onto. The one whose hair I always tied in pigtails and dressed in frilly dresses.
30 Things To Expect When You Have A Long Distance Bestie
Panicked text messages: ‘Should I do dinner and drinks with him?? Yes? No??? Answer me!!!’
13 Teachers Reveal Their Most Ridiculous Parent-Teacher Conference Experiences
“Do you really expect Cam to finish all that homework? He has football practice every night! I don’t think you teachers understand that students have lives outside of school.”
This Is Why You Should Date A Girl Who Eats
She’s confident.
7 Things You’ll Definitely Miss When Your Roomie Moves Out
You’ll miss just knowing she’s there.
40 Reasons Why You Should Thank Your Parents Right Now
Thank them for dropping literally everything from the project they were in the middle of to hear what’s going on in your world.
6 Struggles Of Being A Totally Normal Person Who Happens To Love EDM
“Do you do drugs, like, all the time?”
Confession: I’m Obsessed With High Heels, And Here’s Why
Why, as women, do we love heels so much? Because with a simple pair we are transformed. We’re not just women. Suddenly we’re bada** b*tches with a purpose.
16 Grating Student Comments Every Middle School Teacher Endures At Least Once A Day
“Is this going to be graded?”
60 Cheap Dates (That Aren’t Netflix And Chill) For Couples That Want To Have Fun At Home Together This Winter
Blast Christmas music and make homemade peppermint bark.
20 Guys And Girls Remember Their First Kiss
“I was the most nervous person in the world, sweaty hands and feet, and I kept putting on Chapstick because I thought it would make my lips taste better.”
19 Things Only Girls Who Can’t Help Falling In Love Over And Over Again Can Relate To
You regularly have to deny that you ever claimed your last boyfriend was “definitely The One.”
It’s Definitely Okay To Get Drunk On A Monday With Your Girlfriends Sometimes
It’s freeing, getting drunk on a Monday. One of those spontaneous, semi-reckless, but absolutely necessary decisions.
If This Is What It Means To Be ‘Needy,’ Then I’m Guilty (And Not Ashamed)
I want your eye contact when we speak. No video games. No cell phones. No computer screens. Just me and you, your brown eyes locked on my face.