Melissa Volker
My Father's Tears
My father disliked how our society views children -- as though they are less-than simply because they are new to the world. In his work...
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Melissa Volker
- Nov 20, 2017
- 3 min
Time -- And Time Again
Time, time, time See what's become of me While I looked around For my possibilities I was so hard to please Look around Leaves are...
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Melissa Volker
- Oct 2, 2017
- 4 min
The Clothes Make the Man (it's not about power suits and red ties)
We've all heard the phrase: the clothes make the man. Wear a power suit, and people will treat you accordingly. Wear rags, and the same...
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Melissa Volker
- Jun 25, 2017
- 3 min
HIDDEN - why I wrote about anxiety
"HIDDEN: an impossible story" is a short, YA magical realism novel about a fifteen-year-old boy and his struggle with anxiety. There's a...
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Melissa Volker
- Apr 11, 2017
- 2 min
#Resist
We have a son who is fourteen years old. The first election he was old enough to be aware of was President Obama in 2008. We watched the...
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