Zoe Trope This article or section does not cite its references or sources . You can help Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations . For information on the nineteenth-century motion-picture toy , see zoetrope . Zoe Trope ( born 1986 ) is the pseudonym of a self-described pomosexual teenage writer from Portland , Oregon . Her book Please Do n't Kill The Freshman : A Memoir ( ISBN 0-06-052938-5 ) was released to much critical acclaim . Her writing was praised not for its maturity , but rather its lack thereof . Consequently many critics feel a mild antipathy towards the famously anonymous teenager . She fast became a local literary icon , touring the country and being the subject of numerous feature articles . Zoe Trope graduated from high-school early , with the class of 2003 . She is currently a student at Oberlin College . External links Zoe Trope 's blog . Categories : Articles lacking sources | American bloggers | American memoirists | People from Portland , Oregon | Child bloggers | 1986 births | Living people For information on the nineteenth-century motion-picture toy , see zoetrope . 