Author: A.C. Brooke
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Past the Patch: Finding Our Place In The World
Finding Our Place In The World SPOTLIGHTING DONOVAN AUGUST The world is a pretty big place, but for Donovan August, it didn’t always feel that way. “I went to a one-room Amish-Mennonite school that only went to the 8th grade and I homeschooled myself though high school.” Donovan, a non-binary transmasculine person, was raised in…
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Past the Patch: Back In the Driver’s Seat
Back In The Driver’s Seat SPOTLIGHTING JEREMY Off to the right of a short tree lined street tucked between two neighborhoods in Lititz, PA sits a small park: a place of the Earth carved out for people looking for peace and quiet. But the serene sounds of a humble stream and the soft sway of…
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Impromptu Closet Photoshoot
What do you do when it’s 10 pm on a Friday night with nowhere to be? Maybe do a photoshoot in a closet because why not? Thanks Karlee for always being my muse!
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Men: The Silent Survivors
“Paper Birds”: Caleb’s Story “The thing about men is, they’re silent survivors.” Five of us sat in a dimly lit basement. A space that had been empty just a few hours earlier was now crammed with wires and camera equipment. By default, it seems wherever a group of college kids gather, there’s bound to be a frothiness…
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Past the Patch: As Long As You’re Still Breathing
Read about Lynn Koller’s harrowing struggle with addiction and how motherhood and EMS fueled her recovery.
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Past the Patch: Motherhood In Emergency Medicine
Motherhood in Emergency Medicine SPOTLIGHTING LEANNE YAKE “I remember saying, ‘Okay I hear you. Now is the time to follow that dream.’” It was in the early hours of the morning when a vehicle with a bright red and royal blue logo painted on the side pulled up in front of the Yake household. Leanne…
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Seaside Thoughts During My Makeshift Summer
“Sometimes I Miss Being Fifteen” Been enjoying my makeshift summer these past few days since I jumped into my new job before graduation. On Saturday evening though I was sitting on the sand looking at how the sunset made the sky turn purple and it reminded me a lot of the ones I’d seen (and…
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Environments: Night At the Shore
Environments: Night At the Shore Featuring the beautiful boardwalk at Ocean city, NJ–the best “Ocean City”, in my humble opinion. Shot on manual with the Nikon d850!
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The First Chapter of Seventeen Times Around the Sun
A Brief History Below, you can find the first chapter of my book, Seventeen Times Around the Sun (or “STATS” as I often refer to it for ease). I started trying to write this book when I was still in high school with the intention of creating something representative of what adolescence actually felt like,…
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