by Katie Wright | Oct 2, 2018 | 31 Adventures
By the time I pulled into McDonald’s, I felt like turning right around and heading home. I did not feel like approaching a total stranger and asking to sit down with them for dinner. Today of all days, I was feeling a little introverted and tired and could have done...
by Katie Wright | Oct 1, 2018 | 31 Adventures
I just called RockQuest to confirm the height of their indoor climbing walls. As a former journalist, accuracy remains in my blood. The helpful employee told me 40-45 feet. I’m glad I called, because in my mind, they were about 80-85 feet. The first thing I did...
by Katie Wright | Aug 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
In 1927, a young woman named Carrie Buck lived at a place called “the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded.” Carrie was 17 years old and had been born with a disability that led the superintendent of the “Colony,” Dr. Albert Sidney Priddy, to...
by Katie Wright | Aug 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Denver Post published an interesting article this week outlining the results of a poll on the causes of poverty. In the poll, respondents were essentially asked, If a person is poor, which is more likely to blame: lack of effort on their own part, or difficult...
by Katie Wright | Feb 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Can I tell you something? The brittle winter branches shake in a slight breeze, and I watch them from the warmth of my apartment. I am not living the life I planned to live. I am not living the life I planned when I was 12 and determined to be a large animal...
