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The Fault in Our Stars and my Dad - Living through Leukemia in my Dad's shoes
by Cheyenne, 18 years old, living in Utah, a senior in high school
The Beauty of Love and Human Connection
by Corynn Fitzpatrick, 18, student
Music Connects Us
by Marty Amrine, 43, Writer
The Brightest Star in the Night
by Sydnie, 18, Student
The role of the shield in education
by Richard Arnold, 48, English teacher
The Virginia State Capitol: Past and Present
by Daniel J. Palazzolo, 56, professor of political science at the University of Richmond
Why I Read YA
by Scot Smith, 53, school librarian
A Memorable Experience in Seville, Spain
by Ellie Perrier, 81, Mount Holyoke College, '07, Retired Administrative Assistant
My Favorite Things
by George Bailey, 74. Retired helicopter pilot (45 years). Failed musician, proficient amateur illustrator, avid sailor.
Literature and Its Worlds of Possibility
by Emily Coccia, the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress
My Front Porch Looking In
by Zachary Fine, 19, Student
“For the Sake of a Cloud”
by Skye Shirley, age 28, Latin Teacher in Boston, MA
Sometimes You Just Need to Keep Reading
by Mab Segrest, Professor Emerita, Connecticut College
A Lifelong Love of Biographies
by David Bruce Smith, Founding Father of the Grateful American™ Foundation
Purple Heart, Purple Prose
by Wendy Griswold, professor of sociology, Northwestern University
How I found humanity in a dark cave
by Michelle Kaighn, 39, high school history teacher in Medford, NJ
The Golden Line
by Brooke Andrade, Director of the Library, National Humanities Center
The Concert
by Bill Perrier, 50, Insurance sales
Taking Russian and Other Happy Accidents
by James Hackett, CEO, Alta Mesa Resources
On First Encountering Francis Bacon’s Paintings
by Robert D. Newman, President and Director, National Humanities Center
Resilience, Humility, and Picnics
by Matthew Booker, associate professor of American environmental history, North Carolina State University
A few lines of poetry might be all we need...
by Nancy Gardner, educational consultant and NBCT teacher
Agency on the Margins
by Becky Goncharoff, 28, Thailand Program Manager for Thrival World Academies and Rustic Pathways
Buddhism and Art
by John Batchelor 19, college student
Spellbound by a Sleeper
by Dave Wilson, lead singer-songwriter of bluegrass group Chatham County Line
The World from My View
by Megan Webster, Educator
How Hamilton Restored My Belief In Writing
by Brianna Whitney, 18, Student
The Emancipation Act of 1834 and our Shared Freedom Story
by Chris Cantone, 24, US History and World History I teacher at Albemarle High School in Albemarle County, Virginia
It was never about the slingshot
by Terry Ashkinos, 8th grade Humanities teacher, CA
A Poem Remembered, a World Created
by Nathan Nielson, 44 years old, writer and director of Books & Bridges, a humanities nonprofit organization