Articles By: Julie McCormick

Julie is a graduate student studying Irish literature. She loves sushi, Stevie Wonder, and James Joyce's fantastic puns. Some of Julie's craziest memories include hitchhiking the Isle of Skye, camping through a west Texas tornado, and almost getting arrested in Rome due to a strange misunderstanding that's worth asking her about later. She hates cooking, nuts, and canned pineapple but believes in the frequent consumption of dark chocolate (especially in ice cream form). She hopes to finish her PhD before she's 30.

Rethinking the “Doldrums”: A Winter’s Tale

Rethinking the “Doldrums”: A Winter’s Tale
I’m from Texas. A year and a half ago, I moved to Illinois for graduate school. And something radical happened. I experienced my first winter. My first coat (no joke) and boots and scarves. My first time in the teens and negatives. My first black ice. Some of the only snow I’ve ever seen....
November 23rd, 2009 | Essays, Featured | Read More