The Book, The Belt and the Wound that Made Me a Reader
My new essay is out in the Journal of Expensive Writing
Elena
An English teacher, a voluntary exile, a neurotic, a book worm, a beginner at surfing and pickleball. A dreamer. An Art lover. An adventurer.
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Period
when trauma says.
The road begins here.
My first paid publication in Futurist Letters.
Kindness Is Not Always Returned
I had a brilliant student, Anna.
The first publication
Some stories are written to be heard.
The Violence of Silence
When Silence Became Too Noisy to Bear
Some cat.
Sometimes love comes quietly, on soft paws, and changes you forever.
Writing Anxiety
How creation can become both salvation and torment.
Vietnam Is My Shelter
How a place I never planned to visit became the one that saved me
The Day My Guilt Was Born
The day I wish I could come back to.
The Book, the Belt, and the Wound That Made Me a Reader
How a painful childhood memory shaped my love for books—and my values as a teacher.