Family Friday: Flying Home
On July 6, 2022, my family gathered to mourn the loss of my Grandpa and lay him to rest. This is the eulogy I delivered. Last Friday I went […]
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Cowboy/Dancer/Whatever
This week I thought I would share another personal essay from Hollins. We were prompted to write about technology and had to choose between television, computers, and a third option
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Women of Grass
Today is my mother’s birthday! In honor of her birthday, I am sharing an essay I wrote while in Hollins that touched on our relationship. I do wish that I
Reflecting on Of Marbles to Bears
Last week I posted my personal essay, Of Marbles to Bears, which I wrote for a creative non-fiction class the fall of 2010 my Junior year at Hollins. The assignment
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Family Friday: Fallen Comrade
Shabbat Shalom! The summer of 2013 my cousin Weston set me up with an Instagram. I was turning 23 that summer, he had already turned 13 so I could count
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Speaking to a Socially Distanced Crowd
Yesterday, I spoke to the wonderful women of the Fort Caspar Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. I think it went well! My presentation title “Fifty-One Years of
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Family Friday: Out of Stillness
Shabbat Shalom from the lake! There is a spoken word song that is mostly life advice on my playlist entitled, “Be Kind to Yourself.” It tells me that “out of
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“In Transit” in Reflection
Last week, I mentioned giving some critical analysis of the story I shared, “In Transit.” I normally hesitate to give an analysis over my own writing because I am a
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Family Friday: Hello In There at the Human Zoo
Shabbat Shalom! By the time this posts, I will hopefully be in my car headed to panhandle Nebraska to bring in my Shabbat. Like many weeks of COVID-19, this has
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In Transit
Out of April and back to short stories and personal essays. This short story is one that I wrote while studying abroad in London and taking a creative writing class