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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Oct 19
How The Mets Gave me Hope
New York City is great. It's magical, really, especially with the leaves slowly but surely turning orange and red. The Mets are making...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Sep 14
Invisible String
An invisible string—a thin, swirling piece of destiny—follows us all around and connects us with the people meant to be in our lives. I...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Jul 30
The First Day of School
On my first day of school, my parents walked me to the front doors. I was shocked when they told me I wasn’t just there to play with my...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Jul 16
Recipe for Moving Out of Your Childhood Home
Recipe for Moving Out of Your Childhood Home Don't already have moved out of your actual childhood home in the first place, it softens...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Jul 8
may the fourth be with you
A rat touched my foot on a hot, sticky night in June. It was the night of a small housewarming for my apartment, which had been moved...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Jun 21
happy one year!
During my final round-up of my last few belongings in my bedroom, I sorted out my jewelry. Everything else was moved into a...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
May 8
Straight from the Tortured Poets Department
To be Known There’s one thing they don’t tell you when you’re very small, They don’t say that ‘to be known’ is the greatest gift of all....
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Apr 8
you make my earthquake/total eclipse of the heart
When my house shook at 10:00 a.m. on a Friday morning, I had just recovered from stubbing my toe on the side of my dresser. The house...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Mar 19
panicking but pulling it off/ it's nice to have a friend
My train window faces the coast, providing me with a view of golden sun rays reflecting on a body of water. Now, I don't know what the...
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