Eliana Osborn

Ray Nagin. Yes, the former New Orleans mayor who now has a criminal record. Let me explain.

They were horrible.

I wanted to write a book last summer. Then I realized what a terrible goal that was and modified accordingly.

Really, you should thank me. I’m just protecting your future self.

When did I discover that sterilization isn’t as cut and dry as it seems? While sitting in a hospital gown, signing my life away, awaiting surgery.

84% of full professors in America are White. In case you were unsure, that does not match the overall makeup of the country or the student body.

Don’t listen to horror stories about airplane tantrums. Listen to me while I let you in on the secret perks of seeing the world with kiddos.

I’m terrified of wrongful imprisonment. To be the only one who knows the truth and have to live every day in a cell, wondering, why, god, why? [...] Sitting hooked up for gadgets to monitor every aspect of my mind and body, in a small room without any distraction, I see how a person could lose herself — or the truth — for a moment.

Look, Connect Four is not a good game. But it can be over quickly, which is pretty great.

The most important things my mother taught me included work from Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Wham! and Whitney Houston.