15 and Counting: “Oking”

Between April 1st 2008 and June 15th 2008, my 15 year old self wrote a series of short stories about my adolescent life and childhood. I sometimes come back to these writings with much glee and amusement. I have always loved writing, as long as I was not contained to a rubric, and these excerpts…

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They Deserve More

For my profession, I work as a Child Protective Services Worker. To sum it up, my job is to investigate allegations of child abuse and determine whether children are safe in their home. I accomplish this primarily by going into families’ homes, usually unscheduled, and speaking with each person in depth. If a child/ren are…

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How I feel about a sign telling me “You Matter”

I am currently on campus and should be reading an assigned book, but instead I found myself here. Oops. Well, this has been on my mind for a bit, so let’s get right into it. The other day I was driving home, and the car in front on me had a bumper sticker on the…

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