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painting the mural...whatever color you fancy
In 2022 I was hired to assist Rochester artist and business owner Cassandra Buck to paint a mural on the outside of a restroom in Kutzky Park. I came…
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Lydia
Rochester Post-Bulletin artist feature
In 2018 I interned at the Rochester Post-Bulletin as a journalist. In 2022, one of my friends and former colleagues from the paper reach out to…
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Lydia
April 2022
April 2021
Welcome to the resistance, we have earrings
No one asked, but here’s why I wear so much jewelry. When I was a junior in college, I participated in a mock interview activity the campus career…
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Lydia
March 2021
February 2021
big feelings big feelings and rubber bands
*I wrote this shortly after the new year and didn’t post it because I didn’t have the energy to reread and edit what I had written in my notes app…
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Lydia
September 2020
I'm too young to remember 9/11
In my family, I’m the cutoff point between those who remember 9/11 and those who don’t. In September of 2001, I was about to turn 4. Apparently that’s…
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Lydia
I'm still a brand new human being
In a few weeks I turn 23. I am, for all intents and purposes, an adult. At the very least, all the signs are pointing in that direction. Driving…
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Lydia
April 2020
A Double Handful of Chicks in a Takeout Container
I recently had a prophetic dream involving chickens. Buckle up, you'll want to hear this. In my dream, I am moving chickens from inside a house (why…
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Lydia
February 2019
All I really need is a better can opener
I've started a new thing this year called "I'm going to cook a decent portion of my own food." As a college student living in a dorm, a little…
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Lydia
January 2019
Cheapskates don't buy happiness: A mildly depressing essay experiment.
I've discovered that I like being around people who spend money. Like, people who spend money freely and buy things because they like them. People who…
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Lydia
December 2018
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