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Personal Statements

Irena Smith

Essays about people, places, things, and petty grievances.

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Grendel & me

In the late winter of my freshman year in college, when it was time to pick courses for spring quarter, I made a momentous decision. Without telling my parents, I signed up for English 10A, which was the first of three survey courses requir...

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Book 3 in progress

Hi, hello, I have an announcement. I am writing a third book. Because writing is the best and I love it and want to keep doing it for the rest of my life!

Writing is also the worst because every time I sit down to write anything, including...

a month ago
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Mothers and others

This week, in honor of Mother’s Day, I have a story about mothers, children, and generosity. And a really, really good book.

The really good book is ’s Mothers and Other Fictional Characters—a memoir in essays that pulled me in from the mo...

a month ago
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Birth is messy

This is a picture of a birthday cake and not of a placenta because I am a person who occasionally exhibits good judgment and this is one such time. You’re welcome. Photo by Laura Rivera on Unsplash

Three years and two days ago, my first me...

2 months ago
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Dress for the job you want

Remember Emma Pillsbury from Glee? The high school guidance counselor with bush baby eyes and a heart of gold and those adorable vintage cardigans? I used to dress like her, back when I worked at the Stanford Admissions Office: pencil skirt...

2 months ago
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