“I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos.” I say, my face in my hands. Coach Perry had just called a timeout, the clock showing 38.6 seconds left in the game. We are losing 2-1 against… Continue Reading →

Amanda: I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos… I’m sorry, I may need a minute. Oh my god. How could this happen? Voice over intercom: That’s what we’re here to figure out. We need you… Continue Reading →

“I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos.” February 23, 2022, was a very calm and ordinary day. After school, I went for a walk with my friend. We were walking down the street when we… Continue Reading →

“I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos,” yelped a little green creature. A similarly sized purple creature latched onto her and squealed. The cabin of their spacecraft shook violently as they rapidly lost altitude. As… Continue Reading →

“I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos,” she says. Her heart sinks; she feels like she is admitting she is weak. Why did I say that? She feels like she has made a mistake when… Continue Reading →

The Rush of Piccadilly Circus. I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos. The bustling streets of London are all I’ve ever dreamed, but it’s a different type of chaos than that in New York. Well,… Continue Reading →

I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos. How to function while I am the axis of the earth, Watching all inhabitants rotate around me. Around, Around, Around. Again, Again, Again. A mass of screaming color… Continue Reading →

Unwavering “I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos,” says Clara to her patient. “I’ll be back with your breakfast,” she says. Clara is a nurse who works in the long-term patient wing. She loves her… Continue Reading →

The Pictures of Chaos I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos. This chaos which is forever doomed to recurse. Recursion that leaves me weaker than I started. Starting down a path which I struggle to… Continue Reading →

Kaleidoscope I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos, but everything is out of order. My brain has been scattered like light through a kaleidoscope, Too many shapes and too many colors. I can’t keep up… Continue Reading →

Waves of Silence I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos. I’m watching below as people are dashing for buildings, crying out for help. The forces of nature conspire against us, motions of the waves, I… Continue Reading →

I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos. It’s almost like no one can be human anymore in this world. I may be the only human person left on this side of the Mississippi. After seeing… Continue Reading →

Cloudy Skies I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos. I’m a visitor within my own mind—lost. My thoughts are shoved into files, but they all become piles. Exploding from the seams– Dripping onto the ridged… Continue Reading →

I meandered into the frigid outdoors from my warm cottage to get the morning mail. I looked around into the heavy fog to see what the damage was. Tree limbs everywhere, entire trees toppled over, cars moved down their driveways,… Continue Reading →

I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos Where everything seems to be going wrong, Where there is no sight, Where birds have no song As birch trees fall And the wind rages, It almost feels… Continue Reading →

Moving Forward “I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos.” “So I’ve heard. It’s a big change, but you’ll be fine. You always have bee–.” My brother’s voice cuts off as my phone dies. Sometimes I… Continue Reading →

“I’m just trying to figure out how to function in this chaos.” 8th Avenue in the West Village is a highly trafficked area, especially near 14th Street. Even the streets are weird, where West 4th Street cuts diagonally across 10th,… Continue Reading →