My partner and I with our two cats, Pig and Poppy. I want to be a writer. I fell in love with writing my first semester at Kent State in...

Growing up and leading into adulthood, talking to my neighbors was never reinforced or part of daily life. I was constantly leaving my...

My mother named me Carlina after my father’s mother, Carlene. Most people I meet tell me how beautiful my name is, but I just smile and...