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The read that made me want to write
It was November of 2019, I believe, when my bookish college roommate gifted me a tattered copy of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca (1938) for my 20th birthday. It wasn’t until the pandemic hit and we were all confined to the walls of our homes that I finally picked… Read More
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5 things to know about me
Welcome to my masterfully-crafted blog. Let’s get right down to it. My name is Hannah L. Ackerman. I’m a 23-year-old American finishing my Bachelor of Arts in Editing & Publishing from Brigham Young University, and for the past year I have been drafting my first debut novel. I’ve… Read More
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Step up your graphic design game
Last Thursday, Dr. Paul Broomhead stood on a chair in front of his 200-student choir at Brigham Young University, his hands making different shapes as he spoke about air support, vowels, and sound. “I need you to sustain!” The choir was struggling to understand what he meant by… Read More
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Trash in the unlikely places
Since my last entry, I got engaged, got married, and moved to Portland, Oregon, with my husband. We’re both involved with summer internships. He’s at Toyota doing supply chain things. I’m at Pacific Seafood doing social media things. It’s been adventurous and blissful and so, so chaotic. Yesterday… Read More
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There’s always shattered glass in the street
Utah streets at night are becoming the theme of my blog; I’ve just accepted it. A few nights ago I was driving back from campus late and the day had been particularly rainy. The traffic lights left colorful smears on the wet, blackened pavement like they always did,… Read More
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Flowers grow along the road
Lately, I’ve felt as though I’m stepping into a new season of my life: one that is simultaneously lonelier and more freeing than what I’ve yet experienced. The cyclical patterns of the seasons also seem to present a false dichotomy of exciting progression and painful change. Every evening… Read More
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If you only ever read one more book
Make it this one. A relatively short read, I spent just nine hours going through the words, pages, and ideas tucked neatly and succinctly into The Anatomy of Peace. But even prior to completing it – in fact, probably just twenty pages in – I started asking myself… Read More
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The difficulty in picking one thing
Humans are complicated creatures. We were never built to be one-dimensional; instead, we were made to enjoy all different kinds of music. We were made to see beauty in all varieties of faces. We have evolved to love a great many hobbies, and people, and places, and flavors,… Read More
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