About the Author

If that succinct introduction in the first blog post left you lusting for more information about the brains behind the operation, look no further. My name is Sydny and I'm a high school student in South Carolina. Even though I consider writing to be my main hobby, I have a wide variety of interests.

I graduated from high school with honors near the top of my class. This fall, I will be attending Duke University to study neuroscience and pediatric oncology, with a possible minor in creative writing (or, at the very least, a certificate in writing). I plan on attending medical school directly after college in order to study either pediatric neurology or pediatric oncology, then become a physician specializing in either field.

Writing and medicine aren't my only interests. I also love drawing, almost as much as I love writing. After taking about two years of outside art classes in early elementary school, I became a self-taught artist and have since pursued areas like colored pencil portraits, ink drawings, and graphite caricatures. This summer, I hope to master watercolor painting. Drawing is almost as cathartic as writing, perhaps even more so, because there is a less demanding structure required for art. Like any decent abstract painting, art can be whatever you interpret it to be.

Along with drawing, I also enjoy music. I collect music (digital copies mostly) and create playlists. I have been playing the piano for almost nine years now; I played the clarinet for four years before realizing my high school band was a crooked, authoritative dictatorship that siphoned every ounce of joy out of music for me. I also enjoy singing and am currently teaching myself how to play acoustic guitar.

In addition to all of this, I love being with my friends. After I surmounted my shyness and lack of social graces, I managed to gain a large circles of friends whom I love dearly and like spending time with.

My other hobbies include reading, watching and reviewing movies, and graphic design. I also enjoy spending time with my family.