The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots

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  • The Eclipse 2024

    The Eclipse 2024

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    It’s hard to describe just how much the 2024 eclipse mattered to me. Seeing the 2017 eclipse was one of the top highlights of my life. Maybe even the best moment of my entire life. Not just the uncanny, indescribable, mind-bending beauty of the eclipse itself but the whole day⁠—from camping with my cousins to…

  • The Strangest Day of my Life

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    I’ve been looking forward to watching this eclipse for months. I love bizarre, dream-like experiences where the normal rules of life don’t seem to apply. Like when I was in Thailand, exploring a semi-abandoned mall, where I’d walk through movie theaters and ice rinks and no one was there. Or when the floods of 2012…