The living room smelled like popcorn and warm fabric softener — the kind that clung to the couch cushions and blankets that we wrapped around ourselves like royal cloaks. My siblings and I piled together, […]
“So, what do you kids want to do this spring break?” Ms. Angela asked, a wide smile on her bright face as she leaned on the kitchen counter. “Watch a K-drama!” I shouted and hopped […]
I’m sorry. I’m sorry to that nine-year-old girl who squeezed herself into a pink t-shirt with glitter and tried to do her dark hair like the girls with gold fairy hair on TV. I’m sorry […]
Do you ever feel the pressure of creating a Spotify playlist? I do. I go back and forth about how I should organize my playlists. Should they be based on genres? Feelings? Months of the […]
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” People began asking me this question pretty much as soon as I could articulate an answer. “A missionary,” I would tell them when I was […]
I walked into the studio and saw him bent over, focused on fitting a perfectly made handle to a pitcher that rested on a table covered in tools. He turned toward the sound of the […]
“She had a fabulous work ethic. She did not like being on the air, but she loved directing.” “I really liked being in charge.” “When I got the word Saturday night that she had won […]
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