![I have always been a dreamer, constantly lost in my imagination and books. That’s why I started writing. Once I got to an age where I could no longer sneak books into class, I had to find some way to pass the time at school, so I wrote stories.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Kailey-Shirrell-MM--e1650306049446-900x582.jpg)
Senior Column: Kailey Shirrell
Kailey Shirrell, social media editor
• May 16, 2022
![“[Fashion is] a means to express myself,” Ezra Birman, senior, said. “I can’t imagine a world where I didn’t dress like this.”
Art by Ally Hudson](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ezrapolaroid-e1646943180827-598x900.png)
In-depth: Clothing ≠ gender
Kailey Shirrell, social media editor
• March 30, 2022
![Lil Nas X pioneered the way artists market their music on TikTok, and Martine and Barlow introduced a way for artists to create music with more independence.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Image-from-iOS-35-900x600.jpg)
TikTok music marketing 101
Kailey Shirrell, social media editor
• February 28, 2022
![Galentine's Day is the perfect time to celebrate yourself and your friends.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/movie-900x600.jpg)
Galentine’s Day activities
Mya Copeland, features + in-depth editor
• February 21, 2022
![Five things to look forward to in 2022](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/meteor-e1639340601856.png)
Five things to look forward to in 2022
Kailey Shirrell, social media editor
• January 6, 2022
![Which Red (Taylor’s Version) song are you?](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Image-from-iOS-21-900x600.jpg)
Which Red (Taylor’s Version) song are you?
Kailey Shirrell, social media editor
• November 30, 2021
![Connor Chapman, senior, and KHS varsity hockey teammates embrace after a game.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/connor-chapman-hockey-hogg-2-3-e1634323441182-900x600.jpg)
Way more than a game
Kailey Shirrell, social media editor
• November 1, 2021
![On Sept. 1, 2021 Texas signed into law a bill (also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act) that makes abortions illegal after the first six weeks of pregnancy – when you can first detect a heartbeat. Another aspect of the bill is that citizens can sue those who have had an abortion or have helped with abortion in any way for up to $10,000 in legal fees. Art by Laurel Seidensticker.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Image-from-iOS-8-e1633275061177-900x598.png)
An undue burden
Kailey Shirrell, social media editor
• September 27, 2021
![Back to school also means back to awkward group projects.](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_0082-1-e1629518902484-900x601.png)
How to be social in high school
Kailey Shirrell, social media editor
• August 25, 2021
![Senior Profile: Melodie Heaps](https://www.thekirkwoodcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-05-24-at-5.09.36-PM-e1595189526510.png)
Senior Profile: Melodie Heaps
Kailey Shirrell, opinion's writer
• June 22, 2020
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