Bailey Middleton
(she/her/hers)
Bailey Middleton is a fourth year double majoring in Biology and Global Studies with a concentration in Public Health. When she is not busy writing for Iris, she is probably at a night owl yoga session, making a cup of tea, or lounging on the lawn. At any given moment she is likely listening to Kali Uchis.
After watching the Oscar-winning movie Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, I was intrigued by how the characters were able to jump through dimensions and experience different realities based on the choices they made.
I want to get a workout in today. Should I go to the gym? No, that’s too scary. Actually, never mind, I'll go lift so I can feel strong and productive. Ok now that I’m here I’m really nervous. I kinda want to go home, but I'll just go inside anyway. I can do this!
Have you ever been lit on fire? I have. Seven times precisely. Some might call it bad luck, but being set alight didn’t hurt me, it made me feel alive.
It fills my body
Fills my body so full of light
I am almost bursting at the seams with
Joy so infectious I cannot avoid it if I wanted to
Red splashed against Presley's face, staining her clothes and caking in her hair. She grabbed her brush again and hurled the paint through the air with a guttural scream – the drops separating from the brush and splattering on the paper.
An Exploration of the True Intentions Behind UVA’s Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Every Sunday, as I sit at a desk in the library, or whatever other study space I have chosen for the day,