Fruitful Insights: Apples, oranges and Literature

Why is it that when we are asked to introduce ourselves our minds go blank and we become strangers in our minds? What should be a simple straightforward task becomes uncomfortable and strenuous.

How and where do I begin to explain who Heather is to you all?

For starters, I have lived in Ritzville off and on for around 20 years and am a Class of 2010 Ritzville alumnus.

When I was in grade school, I struggled and needed extra help in most subjects, one of which was reading. It wasn’t until I picked up “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” that I quickly became a bibliophile and was hardly ever...