: About Me

Hello! My name is Sarah Silhan and I hold a Journalism degree from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. I have always loved to write, whether it be a personal journal entry, a column for a school newspaper, a book review or a research paper.

I am currently pursuing a second B.A. in English Teacher Education and am working toward my M.A. in English. After years of loving writing myself, I can't wait to share my passion with young people and encourage them to see the joy that writing can bring.

My passion is ...

Dessert!

I know too much about ...

My parents... haha!

My parents always told me ...

"Listen to the little voice in your head. It's usually right."

My childhood ambition ...

To be a novelist.

My favorite memory ...

Anywhere on vacation with my family.

Why I write ...

To transfer what's in my head to a more tangible source.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Josh Groban at the moment.

My first job ...

A receptionist for a garage-door company in Chicago.

My best moment ...

When I'm happy.

My inspiration ...

My parents.

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Self reflection

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“Remembering Gram”             “Five-foot two, eyes of blue, but oh what those five foot could do!” The words of Dean Martin serve two purposes: first, to remind me of the old days, singing along to the Rat Pack with Gram, and second, to simply and appropriately describe her physically. The song brings back memories of her – short, a bit on the chubby side (just like me), blonde hair, crystal blue eyes. Beautiful in her youth, she matured into a woman who didn’t necessarily hold all her physical beau...

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