A great experience was our family trip across the USA. I was in third grade. That was when my love for travel was born. Many memories were […]
What do I need to conjure up to merely survive in a life I never asked for, how do I become real? what makes me real? what […]
One day, you’ll wake up no longer debating with yourself whether to stay in bed or go back to sleep. You’ll find how wonderful it feels to […]
When I’m feeling blue All I have to do Is take a look at you Then, I’m not so blue – From the song A Groovy Kind […]
Since when did it become a punishment to be a mother? You didn’t realize, but I watched you go into school yesterday morning. I watched your large […]
When I encounter something that’s written well. Something profound. Carefully crafted. Thoughtfully organized. Reads like butta’. I make the same face a lot of guys make when […]
As the years pass, I think more and more of the one openly gay kid who used to ride our bus; and how he was driven to […]
THREE WOMEN…..ONE LIFE Sometimes inspiration comes from irritation. A recent vexing conversation got me thinking. Who were three women that had the most impact on me in […]
Today, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I have this odd quality of finding solace in knowledge, regardless of what it is I am learning- because I […]
It was the last week of the school year, and Hannah was so excited for the its completion. It was Friday, and she had three more days […]
Growing up, I viewed a lot of Disney movies. They made me laugh, they made me cry, they taught me life lessons, and they gave me heroines […]
It all started about 10 years ago when I embarked on a journey to gather inspiration for my art as well as to understand myself. I traveled to […]
When I was sixteen, I remember at church people would continually ask me if I had a boyfriend. They drilled it into my head since I was […]
Dear Klara and Haven: Or maybe you were going to be Isla and Crew. Or those times when I got zen’d out on kombucha and patchouli-scented essential […]
Ursula Le Guin’s, The Ones Who Walk Way From Omelas, is a work that depicts suffering through the disturbing images of the universal figure illustrated as the […]
Purity culture really messed me up. It had me thinking that I was responsible for the actions of others, and made me think that if I weren’t […]
For many years I struggled with my introversion. I forced myself into situations that made me feel like a square peg in a round hole. I attended […]
Yes dad, I want to swim My dad was a teacher for many years. During the Summer, he would manage the local […]
College acceptance season is one of the most stressful times in a high schooler’s life. It can be really disheartening to get rejected from every college too, […]
Two Blackbirds shelter in the cherry blossom tree, hiding from the snow. I wonder what they say to one another as they fluff their feathers to keep […]
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