Ever since I was young, I’ve always had a fascination with running. Feeling the wind in my hair and the ground pounding beneath my feet intoxicated me. It didn’t matter if it was raining or clear, cold or warm, I wanted to be out running.   I...

I was one of those middle schoolers who went through an intense dystopian novel phase. I read everything, from "The Hunger Games" to "Divergent" to "1984" to "The Handmaid’s Tale." I think there is some part of us that, in normal times, craves the excitement...