Today we pick up the tale of “How I Became R. A. Nelson” in high school. I was beginning to…
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Gatekeeper III: Another Beginning
The third book is a bit different. It is, in my opinion, the best in the trilogy. For one thing,…
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Gatekeeper II: A (Mostly) Academic Memoir
I cannot talk about Gatekeeper II: The Leaving without talking about King – King College, that is. Just as Gatekeeper…
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Gatekeeper: A Beginning
In late September, 2004, I arrived in England for my semester abroad at Oxford University. I was full of anticipation,…
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Accidental Grace
On Thursday, November 17, 2016, this happened: Thursdays and I have always had a complicated relationship. This particular Thursday was…
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Emma, Katniss, and Me
I have recently started reading Jane Austen’s Emma again. I’m not sure how many times this makes it; I have…
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Of Reading, Ruin, and Rabbits
I love reading. I learned early and never looked back. I even dipped into things I wasn’t necessarily ready for,…
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Out of Silence
“I’ve wanted to be a writer ever since I could remember.” That is the opening line of a play I…
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