I hated reading as a child. My parents, both English teachers, did their best to coax me into a reading habit. They were people who, when my six-year-old self came downstairs in the mornings on the weekend suggesting we watch TV or play a game, told me to grab a book and join everyone under…
Read MoreA Parent’s Love (or rather, two parents’ love)
They say that the love a parent has for a child is unparalleled, one-of-a-kind, can’t understand it til you experience it first-hand kind of love. When I was a little girl, my mom and I would often have “I love you” wars, a battle of wills over who would stop saying “I love you” first.…
Read MoreWings
As the month of June gains speed and the days slip away I am reminded of the fact that I will be leaving everything I’ve known very soon. Summer, it seems, is going by faster each day, and as I continue making preparations for my departure reality is setting in. Today, I found out my…
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Elizabeth Seeks 