Issue 08: AUTOBAHN

Fellow Artists,
As the academic year wraps up, I want to express my deepest apologies to those I could not interview. I hope, however, to share my experience of the arts through the lens of Pink Chen’s art exhibition, 云山图卷 (The Scroll of Cloud & Mountain) held on March 19, 2026.

All My Puny Sorrows, written by Canadian Mennonite author Miriam Toews, was published in 2014 by Alfred A. Knopf Inc. It is her sixth novel. Her other works have received much acclaim, particularly A Complicated Kindness (2004) and Women Talking (2018).

There is this weird pressure to always be moving.

Not just doing things, but doing them faster. Finishing your degree quickly. Building a resume early. Replying right away. Figuring out your life before you have even had time to experience it. And if you are not keeping up, it feels like you are doing something wrong.

If there was ever one warning I would have loved to have before I grew up, it would have been: it is going to be tough. When I was young, I was that starry-eyed kid with steadfast determination for whatever I wanted to be at the time: designer, photographer, actress. Every new idea for my future was immensely interesting and deserved the utmost attention. But as I grow up, I find that this determination hides away, too scared to hold onto anything because now I have to think of something five-year-old me never had to consider: the job market.

Have you ever found yourself attracted to an animated character? If so, don’t worry—you're not the only one. These characters often possess qualities that are considered attractive, and I’d like to explore a few examples from the Pixar animated series, Cars.  

With the help of the lovely Mars’ Hill team, I received a list of questions from the TWU student body asking for some kind of advice. I am Cami Lavender, and welcome back to Cami Lavender’s Advice Corner!