I started writing this piece last year, only for it to sit, and keep sitting, in my drafts. Now, a year later, it’s finally time to be published. Since most of this post was written in 2023, I’ve kept the original present tense for these sections rather than edit to the past tense. It was […]
I know we said we were taking a break this month (and we are), but God gave me this blessing unexpectedly, and I wanted to share it with you in time for the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving! The Girl Who Was Going to Spain I stood between two headstones, hands in my coat pockets, shivering in […]
It’s been a decade, but the dreams still come. Each is a warped version of the same dilemma: I’m trying to find my way to my class, I have all the wrong books, I have no schedule, I’m too late to register, I can’t find my way to my dorm room, or some such problem. […]
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