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Aug 29, 20187 min read
A Battle Within Myself
It’s a late night under an inky sky as I walk across campus from the theatre back to my apartment. The chilly night air rustles past me...
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Aug 23, 20189 min read
Where There Is Happiness
When I close my eyes, I can still see the two sunlit rivers and the wide mountain meadows surrounding our house. I was born on a cold...
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Aug 10, 20187 min read
From Love, Life Abounds
September 1, 2017. To many this was just another day; but for me, it was my last day as a “Ms.” The next day, I was going to say “I do...
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Jul 27, 20187 min read
My Own Kind of Normal
I was always considered a weird kid, which didn’t sit well with my Jewish parents who desperately wanted everything in life to be “normal..
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Jul 25, 20187 min read
In the Seeking
I had a great childhood full of fun family vacations and playing outside. I mostly hung around with my brothers and their friends, which...
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Jul 24, 20186 min read
Speaking Louder
Growing up, we never thought we lacked anything because everyone in the village seemed to have exactly what your family had. If you ate...
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Jul 3, 20188 min read
Beyond My Mistakes
Each one of us has a story. Mine is a tale of a woman who was able to achieve her dreams because of the people along the way. If others...
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Jun 27, 201811 min read
Despite the Fear
I’m a native New Yorker of the Upper East Side, born in January of 1956. My parents gave me a lot of freedom, and I took advantage...
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Jun 21, 20186 min read
The Arranged Marriage
My younger brother was very naughty, and while my other siblings and I were in the kitchen, we watched him drink all the coffee and then...
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Jun 20, 20187 min read
On the Backs of Dragons
While working on the farm as a young boy, I had time to daydream. As I milked cows and plucked chickens, I played the “what-if” game with...
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Jun 19, 20187 min read
Finding the American Dream
During this time in the United States, children were free to play outside without much danger. It was a simpler yet happier time, a time...
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Jun 15, 20189 min read
When We Let Go
Before all the construction took over, I would walk up to the hills that weren’t cleared off and breathe in the summer air. You could see...
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Jun 11, 20187 min read
“I Can’t Do This.”
There were seven of us children in the family, and I was the fifth one. The life of our parents was one of compassion and giving...
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Jun 8, 20186 min read
It’s Gonna Be Alright
After my parents divorced four years after my birth, I was raised by my paternal grandparents on their farm. At times, I had a trying...
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Jun 6, 20188 min read
This Beating Heart
I was born in Bryan, Ohio in September of 1993, arriving a year after the death of my older brother, who had been born with heart defects...
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May 18, 20186 min read
When We Fall
My father worked three jobs at one point, so my mother could stay home with my big sister, little brother, and me.
Though my sister is...
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May 11, 20187 min read
Behind a Beautiful World
Dad was in the Airforce, and we got posted to Hobsonville Airforce Auckland in 1973. Growing up in the Airforce community was fun...
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May 10, 20185 min read
To Be Refined
I had an easy upbringing. My father was a school teacher, and my mother a housewife. Our family was close-knit, and we all supported each...
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May 4, 20186 min read
The Little Metal Suitcase
We lived in a tiny, one-bedroom abode, because my father did not make much money being a school teacher. He was often innovative, once...
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May 1, 20187 min read
Yesterday Was but a Lie
My life can be best compared to a Lifetime movie. When I tell people about my upbringing, it’s unbelievable to them, but it happened...
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