ELEGANT DECAY I have a new favorite city and it is Detroit. The haunting allure of rapidly rotting train stations, homes, factories, office buildings, theaters and streets strummed many chords in my dark aesthetic and filled my heart with equal parts loss and hope....
THE GREAT HALL Little did I know that Hogwarts had a U.S. subsidiary in Gambier, Ohio. Then I met Kenyon College. Built in 1824, the college’s stone-and-stained-glass dining room was only surprising in the fact that the chandeliers were hanging from the ceiling – not...
Ober there! Ober there! In search of a menu that contained anything green and leafy, we ventured to Oberlin figuring a college town must have some hippy food. We were not disappointed. After filling our gullets at The Feve with a Portobello burger and a somewhat odd...
Waiting for Rosie in her first college class, I wrote a short story. Enjoy!
Deirdre Timmons
An accomplished writer and filmmaker, Deirdre Timmons is a native Northwesterner who leads a busy life between working and spending time with her family. In the spring of 2013, Deirdre was caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s in addition to her normal routine. So when she began feeling tired and forgetful, she chalked it up to her busy schedule, age, and possible early symptoms of Alzheimer’s. It wasn’t long after that she began experiencing regular dizziness, lack of concentration, unexplained weight loss, and extensive bruising. This combination of symptoms seemed odd, so Deirdre sought the advice of her doctor and subsequently began physical therapy for dizziness. When the symptoms worsened, she pursued further investigation.
After MRIs, x-rays, blood tests, a CAT scan, and a brain biopsy, her brain surgeon diagnosed Deirdre with a malignant medulloblastoma brain tumor. Her prognosis: one month to live. That was five years ago.
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