Scattered Thoughts

Scattered Thoughts: Looking into the Fishbowl is a collection of lived experiences during my undergraduate years, essays that were class assignments, and a self reflective essay. They're college stories about roommates, frat parties, racism, love, sex, alcohol, and sweatpants that show the complexities of being young, black, male, and "educated" in America. Moving from Boston, Ma to Erie, Pa at the age of 17 these experiences have shaped my personality and philosophies that have been chiselled into a memoir. Rather than flowing chronologically the stories are organized thematically. The collection begins with an experience with a roommate and developing a social life which intersects with experiences of prejudice and racism to transitioning into subjects of romance and brotherly bonds. To conclude, the last writings explore identity and self reflection bringing the reader to the back porch during hot summer nights and cool fall evenings looking down Columbia Rd.