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June 2022

Willow Grove

My eyes open and smile as I hear the young cry of a rooster. I look up to the sky and say good morning to the world. The Snow Queen greets me with a benevolent gift of a curly white blossom. I smell the fresh gift of the queen as I emerge from the house […]

Chinese Test

For Mason, a Chinese test feels like an odyssey It is time for the Chinese test to begin. I pick up my pencil, and focusedness is on my face as I write. Intensity stretches across the room with each moment. It is silent—so silent that I can hear the birds chirping . . . until […]