A year ago, instead of tossing candy into pillowcases, I was sitting in a church service no one wanted to have. It was the funeral for my cousin whose life was stolen from her, from all of us. A Requiem. I stand, my left hand grasping my right forearm, my thumb moving up and down and up... Continue Reading →
Minding The Generation Gap
Hi, I'm Emily. And I'm a millennial. (Hiiiii, Emily.) I've been a closet millennial for most of my life, which is a curious thing, because that's not really something you can be in the closet about. I mean, you're in one generation or the other, and you don't get to pick which one, and you don't... Continue Reading →
My Half-Marathon: Accomplishment Meets Altruism
I finished! I survived my second half-marathon! It wasn't faster than last year's, but it wasn't slower, either. Hey, at least I'm consistent, right? I ran for Hope Water Project, a clean-water initiative that raises money through races (like the Detroit Marathon and Half-marathon, the Grand Rapids Marathon, the Disney Marathon and ODRAM) to dig wells in... Continue Reading →