Articles written by Benjamin Matthews

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Encountering strange people on vacation: 1 of 6

Hi, My Name Is Megan...and My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose (So Random) I had the most random yet interesting encounter with a stranger while I was participating in the MENC All-Eastern Honors Choir in Hartford Connecticut. Two nights of the conference, we were bused to concerts by Barrage and Empire Brass. The first night, o...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Her death: 9 of 15

Linda's Waltz: A Song for my Grandmother January 2, 1945-April 30, 2010 Two decades we sat in the shade of this tree; It had gotten comfy - finally - you and me. Old times didn't define us; our past was behind us. I'd grown to love you, as you'd grown to love me. Twenty-one years have come and have gone, Still I wasn't prepa...
Education > Financing College How to get a scholarship: 5 of 6

Advice on Winning Scholarships To give myself some clout, I should say that I reached the highest level of the National Merit Scholarship Program, was a semifinalist in the Presidential Scholars Program, and have won...well, enough scholarship money to pay for study abroad, summer study, and my otherwise unmet need for my up...