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Identity

Writing an article about my autism changed my life. I embraced my identity and see it as an asset. I no longer needed to explain to myself. Maybe I didn’t get certain jobs or dates as a result of sharing … Continue reading

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Aspiring Poets

Your poetry collection, The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, comes out in December. Is there any advice you’d give to aspiring poets, in terms of the creative process? Great readers make great writers. Read as much as you can, both to … Continue reading

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Thoughts of a Blogger: A Blogger’s Journal

A great quote should function like a flashlight, guiding the reader through darkness…a great quote is also short and catchy…it has to come from a place of meaning… A great quote just makes you say in your head an all-caps … Continue reading

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Exploring the Outdoors Through Painting

“A blast of cold wind from the glacier throws my painting against my chest, and I shield my face from airborne grit. I’m hunkered below the Easton Glacier on Mount Baker, and swaths of cerulean paint reflect the blue ice hundreds … Continue reading

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Unwavering Confidence

If you had unwavering confidence, what in your life would change? What new things would you try? What boundaries would you set? What would you ask for? What would you no longer tolerate in your life? Unwavering confidence is really … Continue reading

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