Looking for college essay feedback and advice? First, read the instructions for your college application essay prompts carefully. If no word limit is specified, try to keep your essay within… read more →
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I, Debbie Merion, wrote this post on a slim twin bed in an adobe building at the Upaya Zen Center, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A full moon was peaking… read more →
Most application essays have a maximum word count. It’s easy to fixate on this word limit, as though the essay is a 1-mile race, and once you’ve gotten to the… read more →
Writers write for all sorts of reasons. Some people journal or write for their own enjoyment, some write with the goal of publishing professionally, and some people are in between.… read more →
For ten years, I’ve wanted to share a sweet secret I held as a young mom when my daughters were growing up in the 80s, 90s and 00s. On… read more →
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