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From bedtime stories as a kid, to winning a NCTE essay contest, to gaining state-wide recognition for multiple submissions to my high school literary magazine, to being a student library aide, reading and writing have always been a large part of my life. The potential for communication to be combined with creativity is what excites me most about writing my own work and reading yours.

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I have always loved the routine, variety of people to meet, and-- of course-- opportunity to learn that school provides. Something that made high school so beneficial for me was my amazing teachers, and I can't wait for the opportunity to become one of those teachers for someone else. In 2023, I hosted a Children's Writing Workshop with fellow LitMag members. This chance to be the mentor in a learning environment only made me more set on teaching.

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I love rats! Yes, those pesky rodents that chew through electrical wires and live in sewers. Turns out, they can be really sweet pets if you give them a chance. This is Dingle, Toot, and Tinker.