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Better Than Advil
“Do you have any Advil?” My sister’s eyes widen, telling me more than she’s telling the rest of the table: an onslaught of cramps, the debilitating back pain that comes once a month. I nod and reach into my purse, pulling out the shiny, circular pill container. I pop it open and she takes two… Continue reading
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One Mile & 22 Years Later
In the first few months of fifth grade, as I tried to adjust to being the new kid at a new school for the first time in my life, I became a joiner. I joined the choir. Something that still amazes me to this day. I stood in line quietly, sandwiched between girls I was… Continue reading
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Lake Hair
“Hold on to your hats,” Natalee says as we float past the no wake zone. Will revs the engine and then punches forward. The boat shoots across the water, the wind beating at our faces. At first, it’s hard to keep my eyes open. I feel like I’m swallowing too much air. I hold onto… Continue reading
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The Green Couch
After the Northridge earthquake in 1994, my family got a new couch. It was green and had a plaid pattern with patches of light brown, and wood paneling on the corners. The couch sat a few feet from the front door, aimed at the television. On each side, there was a black button that made… Continue reading
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After the Small Talk, We’re Just Us
Every year, my grandpa’s side of the family gets together at the end(ish) of summer. Sometimes we call it a “family reunion”, other times we call it the “summer sizzle”, but really it’s just our annual summer appointment to hang out with each other. We head down to the coast and we barbecue and we… Continue reading
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My Sister Got Married, Obviously
On Saturday, my sister Natalee got married in a very small ceremony in our parents’ backyard. After getting engaged in March, Natalee and her fiancé, Will, booked a wedding venue for March 2023 that will host about 250 guests when the time comes. But after some thought, they decided they wanted to exchange their vows… Continue reading
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10 Things You Might Hear While Fishing With Us
I grew up fishing. There are so many Saturday’s and Sunday’s I can remember waking up early at my family’s mountain cabin, anxious to get out on the lake. We would stop at 7-eleven and buy mini donuts, we’d rent one of the bright orange boats at the dock, and then we’d start our loop… Continue reading
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A Golden Birthday in Nashville (Part 2)
Monday March 21st, 2022 On Monday, the birthday-day!, our first stop was the Country Music Hall of Fame. We walked up and down aisles of country music history, recognizing some faces, and learning about others. My mom has always been a fan of country music, so it was fun to hear songs that she’d played… Continue reading
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A Golden Birthday in Nashville (Part 1)
About three years ago my cousin Tanner told me and my family that he wanted to celebrate his twenty first birthday in Nashville, Tennessee. Funnily enough, we were in Paris at the time, waiting for the clock to strike ten so that the Eiffel Tower—which we took to calling “Eif”—would light up. Our group… Continue reading
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A Weekend of Happy Moments
I had a good weekend. I wanted to write about it from start to finish, but the more I thought about it, the more I just wanted to highlight the moments that made it especially good. Because sometimes it’s not always the big moments, the obvious moments, the moments everyone can see from the outside.… Continue reading
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