memoir

My Wednesday

What notable things happened today? 7:05am slept in. Turned off 6am alarm. Really needed the extra hour. 9:43am received email containing the winning entry for a recent writing competition. Didn’t win. 9.45am received email about another writing competition. will use same story. Win. 10:15am alarm went off in Pilates. It was mine. Embarrassing. 11:30am met […]

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Fear of…

What fears have you overcome and how? The dentist: by facing my fear head on and getting the work done. Even though the dentist I trusted let me down, I feel as though the part of me that had a quite literal existential fear has healed. Not being liked: the more ‘myself’ I become the […]

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My Senior year Art Teacher.

Who was your most influential teacher? Why? My senior year art teacher had far more faith in me than I had ever experienced before. She pushed me out of my creative comfort zone and encouraged me to apply for art school. My parents wanted me to do something I could more immediately turn into a […]

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Very Superstitious 🎶

Are you superstitious? I’m not embarrassed to admit it either. Some things are practical. I won’t walk under a ladder mainly because something might fall on my head. Oh and don’t even get me started about people who put shoes on the table. It’s just yuck. But then things take a more esoteric turn. I […]

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