part 1: (child) When I was a child, my favorite flowers were tulipa tardas, these tiny pale yellow star-shaped blossoms. In the spring, they are the first to bloom and the first to die,Continue reading
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This I Believe: Balancing Beauty and Intelligence
I have never been a beautiful girl. I am pretty, perhaps, but nothing more. For a long time, I didn’t notice, because my lack of physical beauty made me no less striking to the peopleContinue reading
The Art of Flying
When I was little, I used to dream about flying. Each time the dream reoccurred, I would be standing on the roof of my bedroom, hands outstretched, trying to catch the gleaming stars as ifContinue reading
This Loving
I love you. We’ve all heard these words before. We’ve said them before. We’ve given them out like they were candies wrapped in little blue boxes with silver strings, we’ve imagined them into ourContinue reading
Fairest of Them All
ROSEMARY: A young girl, daughter to MARIANNE, who initially represents the brightness and innocence of childhood. Yet as she grows older and more beautiful, she becomes the object of her mother’s jealousy. Thus, her relationshipContinue reading