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    My Father's Tears
    Melissa Volker
    • Feb 18, 2018
    • 2 min

    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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    Time -- And Time Again
    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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    The Clothes Make the Man
(it's not about power suits and red ties)
    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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    #Resist
    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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