Senior Dominick Agron doesn’t just mindlessly write—he puts his heart into it. He finds writing to be his outlet for remembrance and imagination. And whether he’s arguing a point or building upon the fantasy world that he’s been creating since the third grade, writing is simply how he makes sense of everything.

“I like writing my own takes on philosophical points or debating those with other people,” Dominick said. “But on the other hand, I also like writing stories—and this one fantasy world I’ve been working on for a very long time.”

Dominick said that his biggest forms of inspiration stems from the world around him. 

“Literally anything [can],” he said. “Sometimes I hear [something that’s so stupid] I have to write something to address it.”

His writing process is simple: start, see what happens and fix it later. 

“I’m not the kind of person who outlines everything,” he said. “I just go, see what I get and change stuff.”

Dominick has taken on many heavy writing classes, including AP Seminar and a Cornell University summer course in argumentation and debate. Both of these courses helped him craft stronger arguments and use less “superfluous words.” 

“I can be really boring when I try to be,” he said.

According to Dominick, writing is more than grades, essays and assignments–it’s a way to think, debate and create. 

“And to lay out a story for somebody else to see,” he said.