Writer’s Spotlight: Graeme Lechner

“Graeme Lechner is a fourth-year English Creative Writing major, polymath, creator, artist, writer, and photographer appearing again in The Lamron. Among his inspirations are Fred Rogers, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Dr. Temple Grandin. In his spare time, he creates, conducts research, and works with national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega.”

Slow Down, Breathe

What’s with the incessant cacophony? Commotion? Noise?

Why stimulate oneself with content, clip after clip?

Why play music in silence that needn’t be filled,

speaking when no words need be spoken?

It’s rather silly, isn’t it? It’s not your fault.

Since there’s no need for any of that…

let’s take a moment to pause.

Yes, just like that.

Slow down,

breathe.

Now…

rest.