Birth Day
Iliana A.
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My short story focuses on the presence of generational trauma in families. It is something I have seen impact many people, and I wanted to write about how it might look for a young girl and her mother. I decided to focus mainly on the girl in order to emphasize how this sort of trauma is continuously being passed down, and I also decided to write more on the experience rather than providing a solution to the issue as this is something that isn't easily resolved. My process consisted of a lot of trial and error as I tried to figure out how to best portray this topic, which eventually led to me choosing what is now the final product.
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Personally, creativity comes through writing. It allows me to be vulnerable and to express myself in ways that I might struggle to do so otherwise. I love getting to create anything I want, and it's just very fun to be able to try out different things with my writing and see where it takes me.
