Matter, Energy, and Life of Michaela A. Castello.

Long Reads

Stories that take a bit longer to get through.

  • I Kissed Rachel Today in 2003

    It was a year ago today! Only last year it was on a weekend, and we were camping with Rachel’s family and her church’s Pathfinder club (that’s like Boy Scouts). So many things have happened in our lives since then, but going through them has helped to make our relationship stronger. It has grown and developed so much…


  • Mower Efficiency, Composition Waste

    My composition assignment for tomorrow really stinks. It’s supposed to be a “process paper” which, if you’ve ever tried to write one, is rather difficult, especially if you have to write in third person for the whole thing. Mine’s on mowing the yard with a new technique, but I think it really stinks. I also had a…


  • And yeah…

    Traveled to Pittsburgh this past weekend with my mom, Mark and Rachel to visit my grandparents and Grove City College. It was great being with Rachel and seeing my grandparents again. I was all angsty though so that kind of stinks. I was getting upset at things that weren’t really big deals because of other frustrations that were…