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Because Why?

January 17, 2021 | Katherine Orfinger

I was recently tricked into admitting that I believe in myself.

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A Fine Line

November 3, 2020 | Katherine Orfinger

Plagiarism is generally considered unwise and dishonest.

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The Inner Critic

August 27, 2020 | Katherine Orfinger

I picked the wrong time to stop believing in myself.

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Try Harder/Don’t Try

July 31, 2020 | Katherine Orfinger

When I was about nineteen, I got the words “try harder,” tattooed on my left wrist.

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When Anxiety Strikes

July 25, 2020 | Katherine Orfinger

I realized I’m writing a novel about healing from trauma.

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Fish & Feral Dogs

October 3, 2019 | Katherine Orfinger

Yes, I have memories. Yes, they make me insane. I drive in circles through my neighborhood. I see people I know in strangers’ faces. I walk through a fluorescent convenience store. You know how it is.

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Bowling and Blue Hair

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 | Katherine Orfinger

My hands are blue. So is my hair. My parents are going to be thrilled. Luckily for them, the dye will come out in one wash.

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Came to Believe

December 17, 2018 | Katherine Orfinger

Why did God abandon me? Where is God? I thought as I cried during church yesterday morning.

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The Love We Think We Deserve: An Open Letter to Survivors of Sexual Violence

December 14, 2018December 16, 2018 | Katherine Orfinger

Books like The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Looking for Alaska shaped my adolescence. Filled with pithy quotes that appeal to angst-ridden teens like I was, they provided an escape from the depression I felt in high school. 

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