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United States
George Fox University | she/her
Lifelong reader and writer with a passion for raw, emotional storytelling.
"Cold Coffee" is a creative nonfiction piece by Helena Ducusin that depicts her experience growing up half-Filipino and half-white in an Americanized household. It describes her interactions with parents, comparisons made to her friends, and the hurtful reactions of strangers that hindered her search for identity as she grew older.
Self care always has value, even when it's not perfectly 'Instagrammable.'
My ongoing journey with mental illness and learning to reach out, even when I'm convinced I don't need it.
A short story. Following his father’s funeral, Carter Williamson returns to his childhood home for the first time since he was kicked out as a teenager.
It's helped my mental health more than expected.
A creative nonfiction piece published in The Wineskin, found at thewineskin.com.
I don't think I'm doing enough, but I'm doing my part.
I’m appalled that there’s a chance I may enter the bona fide adult world without knowing these things.