by Aquinnah | Dec 19, 2017 | Home, Writing
I have hundreds of favorite songs. As a dancer, it’s hard not to love music. In fact, I think it’s pretty much impossible. As a writer, there are still more songs that make me say, “Yes. I get that.” Mostly while listening to Bon Jovi. There...
by Aquinnah | Dec 18, 2017 | Home, Writing
The day that my children’s pastor used a Star Wars-themed slideshow to prove a point that I don’t remember, my parents could not get me out of church fast enough. “It was so creepy!” I told them. “There was this weird, green… thing....
by Aquinnah | Dec 17, 2017 | Home, Writing
Sixth grade was a year of new teachers, new friends and uniforms that fit me like trashbag clothes. Most predominantly, though, it was a year of writing. My Language Arts teacher hated when my classmates and I regurgitated the facts that we learned in class in our...
by Aquinnah | Dec 16, 2017 | Home, Reading
Marissa Meyer’s Princess Winter taught me invaluable lessons about sacrifice, the power of kindness and what it means to be strong. She’s sweet, funny and absolutely certifiable, but she also refuses to bend where her beliefs are concerned. Though she...
by Aquinnah | Dec 14, 2017 | Home, Writing
When my great-grandmother passed away in 2015, I wanted to do something to commemorate her extraordinary life. She was born during WWI and was 14 at the start of the Great Depression. She was 24-30 years old during WWII. She was 84 when I was born and on the 29th of...
by Aquinnah | Dec 11, 2017 | Home, Reading
Fictional characters are constantly inspiring me to live my best life. There is something so priceless about opening a book and meeting these people who are just like me and not at all like me– simultaneously. We share hopes and dreams and fears. They marry...
Dear Kindred Spirit
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