For as long as I can remember people have asked me, “Why is your face so red?” or “You are really red.” Or “Are you burnt because you are really red.” I have heard it all from “Why is your face so red?” To “Watch out she’s turning red, she’s getting angry.” I realize this … Read more
I walked into the classroom just like I had done so many mornings before, and sat at my desk. I talked to the other students sitting around me as we all waited for class to begin. Our professor walked into the room carrying a folder full of papers, and announced that he had graded the … Read more
Like mother, like daughter. Not in my world. In fact, the personality and life experiences between my mother and I are polar opposites, such as the negative and positive end of a battery. Like a battery that decays and leaks, the two ends are seemingly useless, ineffective and unproductive, if you will. The relationship with … Read more
