Category: personal essay
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Love, With Miles Between Us
Little did I know I would fall in love with a person from the opposite side of the planet. Long-distance love isn’t just about the cinematic tropes we see on our devices, always sun-lit and reunions and smiles. More often, it is late-night calls where one is just waking up to start the day, and…
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Birthdays & Winter Ramblings
Birthdays are only celebrated once a year, and my birthday is on January 22nd, which means there is a slight chance each year that it might snow on or near my birthday. When I was a kid, I loved it when it snowed on my birthday because that meant school would be closed or we…
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The Age Of Social Media
I have such a love/hate relationship with all social media. While I can appreciate that it led my sister to find me and gave us the ability to form a strong friendship, or how the high school friends can so easily stay connected, and how the long-distance family can stay in touch a bit easier…
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My First Christmas!
There are moments in life that arrive quietly, yet change us forever. My first Christmas is one of those moments—bright, unexpected, and filled with a kind of warmth I didn’t know I needed. Growing up, Christmas was always something that belonged to other people. I saw it through windows, through stories, through the excitement of…
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The Path You Need To Be On
Image Source: Unsplash- Katie Drazdauskaite One of my favorite phrases to remind single people when navigating the dating scene is, “It’s only creepy if it isn’t mutual.” I will stand tall on this hill every single day for the rest of my life. I have yet to find evidence that states otherwise. It’s quite common…
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Holidays & Christmas Ramblings
Image Source: Unsplash- Tatjana Dimovska Christmas for me, when I was a little girl, always felt magical because I loved going to the Ohio Valley Mall to visit Santa Claus every year. There was just something magical about seeing a fat old guy in a red suit with a big white beard that made the…
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The House By The Loch Our Writing Retreat
Image Credit: Unsplash- Gary Ellis The whole year, I had been looking forward to my Scottish getaway; it wasn’t a normal trip touring areas of Scotland. No! this trip took me right up to Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. A 30-minute drive from the airport, the house by the loch took us away from civilization,…
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It’s That Time Of Year
Image Source: Pexels- Enrico Perini Happy December! Can you believe it’s the last month of the year? Where did the time go? In Arizona, we have the cooler weather–not so hot and not freezing cold. Both discussions and more pop up as any conversation starter while those gather together to share as Christmas approaches and…
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Time To Let Go
Image Source: Unsplash- Riccardo Mion “The way people treat you says more about them than it does about you”. I used to accept crappy behavior from people I considered friends and always blamed myself. I used to hate myself and hear my brain churn as I worked constantly to figure out what I did and…
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What It’s Like Being Involved In The Music Program In High School
Image Credit: All images were provided by Luke Perry. Being involved in music is both taxing and rewarding. At my school, we have a highly regarded music department. In total, we have twelve music ensembles: the Red Group Orchestra, the Blue Group Orchestra, the Select Ensemble Orchestra, the Marching Band, the Concert Band, the Steel…