Hi everyone!
My name is Noah Nelson and I am from the small town of Taylorville, located smack dab in the middle of Illinois. Currently, I am a junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign majoring in journalism with minors in political science and history. Outside of the classroom…
You know who President John Tyler is, right? You should know he spent some time in the White House, and that even though he died in 1862 in the early days of the American Civil War, he still has one grandchild living today.
How is that even possible?
It’s strange…
It’s difficult to go a day without seeing or hearing Taylor Swift’s name in the news.
This time, it’s not about another sold out tour or an unexpected album release.
It’s about something else important to me: Her playing the Super Bowl halftime show.
In a recent Forbes article, they…
Today has been one of my favorite writing days.
When I think I want to throw in the towel or question why I even do it, beautiful things begin to happen.
My writing career changes for the better.
Today, I just published my first story on Vocal Media, which you…
Many moons ago, I had heard about Medium through various articles and from bloggers and novice writers.
I took the plunge in Feb. 2021 and haven’t stop writing since. Nevertheless, I heard about Vocal Media the same way.
I had read so much about it on Medium recently that I…
Literary friendships are sometimes better than those in their stories.
Throughout history, the literary world has created many great friendships. These include the likes of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, Truman Capote and Harper Lee, even nowadays, Bill Clinton and James Patterson.
But this literary friendship is one not many…
If I’m not reading, writing, or playing guitar, you can more than likely find me at a concert.
I’ve been attending them since I was 7. Over the years I’ve seen a wide variety of acts ranging in all sorts of genres.
But there are 5 bands who rank on…
What’s your go-to McDonald’s order?
I’m sure it’s something tasty like a nice Big Mac or chocolate shake. Maybe warm fries or an apple pie.
Whatever it may, sometimes the prices aren’t always the best. When it’s supposed to be cheap, it still eats at our wallets.
The McDonald’s app…
I grew up watching Disney Channel and Nickelodeon as a kid.
Much of the that included Disney Channel Original Movies made just for the channel. They were cheesy teen films, but they make up a great amount of my childhood.
Over the years, Disney Channel has made somewhere north of…
Anymore, I loathe looking for a particular book I want to read. It just turns into a much larger hassle than it needs to be.
But finding a book I’ve always wanted to read at the unlikeliest time is the best feeling in the world. …
