Thinking Princeton at a poetry reading.

At Nass Lit launch, an escape from the Rat Race.

Watching writers talk writing.

Over the last few months, whenever I told people where I was going to college, I would more often than not encounter an uncomfortable situation. While never unimpressed, my acquaintances would frequently feel the need to recognize the esteem of the institution by downplaying its reputation. This would generally take the form of overly-exaggerated inflections;…