Emily Sara Smucker

MOP April 25: On Being “Different”

Apr 25, 2016

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“People are nervous around you,” my friend Jonas told me once. “What do you mean?” I asked, even though I kinda already knew. “Did you notice how when you walked into the room, everyone got silent? It’s not because you’re a girl.” “Is it because people are afraid of offending me? Because really, I don’t…

MOP April 21: Little Sister

Apr 21, 2016

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Emily Sara Smucker

in Stories, Thoughts About Life

“Hey Emily, guess what?” My little sister stood in my doorway at 11:02 last night. “What?” “This may be the last time you’ll see me as a 16-year-old.” Maybe not so little, after all. “Not if we hang out for a while,” I said. She sat on my bed and we started chatting. I don’t…

MOP April 19: Things in Unexpected Places

Apr 19, 2016

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Emily Sara Smucker

in Random, Stories

Today my friends and I hung out because it was Ashlie’s birthday, and we had a conversation that went something like this: Ashlie: It’s cold in here. Why is it so cold in here? Anna: I’ve heard that restaurants keep things cold so that you’ll eat more to burn more calories to keep you warm.…

MOP April 15: Tricking Myself into Getting Up Early

Apr 15, 2016

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Emily Sara Smucker

in Thoughts About Life

I have a bad habit of putting off my homework until the morning its due. I’ll start big projects early, but I won’t finish them until the last available morning. Today was one such morning. I didn’t have class until 10, but I got to school at 8, checked out the textbook I needed, and…

MOP April 13: Vindication

Apr 13, 2016

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Emily Sara Smucker

in school, Stories, Writing

I was pretty bad at academic writing when I started college, which was hard on my ego. I mean, I’d published a book and stuff, how dare my teachers make notes in the margins of my papers telling me to take a writing class? Humph. Still, being of a practical frame of mind, I signed…

MOP April 11: An Uncool Taste in Music

Apr 12, 2016

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Emily Sara Smucker

in Art, Thoughts About Life

A couple years ago I took a field trip to the Oregon Coast with my geology class. I didn’t know anyone except the teacher. My lab partners had signed up for a different field trip. When lunchtime came, I sat by myself and daydreamed, figuring I’d be left alone. I wasn’t. A guy with a…

MOP April 7: Making the Most of the Life Stage You’re Currently In

Apr 8, 2016

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Emily Sara Smucker

in Thoughts About Life, Writing

Right now, I want to write another book. I know exactly what I want to write. I sit and daydream about pulling out my pencils and digging into a stack of old notebooks and organizing my ideas. I research how to write book proposals. But. I am not at a life stage where I can…

MOP April 5: Why It’s Nice to Have Married Friends

Apr 5, 2016

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Emily Sara Smucker

in Uncategorized

I am just about too tired to think. So forgive me if this post is semi-incoherent. I had friends over this morning, went to class in the early afternoon, and then spent the rest of the day with my friend Esta. I had a bunch of post ideas bouncing around in my head, but what…

The Month of Posting, 2016

Apr 1, 2016

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Emily Sara Smucker

in April Blogging Challenge

Last April, as you may recall, I participated in something I called the Month of Posting, or MOP, for short. Basically, it went like this: I would post every other week day in the month of April, and Mom and Jenny would alternate posting on the days I didn’t post. In essence, April was filled…

Let’s Camp Here Forever and Never Go Home

Mar 27, 2016

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Emily Sara Smucker

in Travel

“Going on a trip is kinda like eating at a buffet,” said Ben. “Do you get a little of everything or a lot of a few things that you really love?” Our camping trip was definitely the “a little of everything” variety. We drove up and down the southern Oregon coast, seeing everything there was…

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