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Stay in Your Lane

Posted on June 7, 2025 by

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The entire trajectory of my life would have been different had I been able to do a Catalina when I was in [Synchronized] Swim Club at Southfield High School. Not many people can put their finger on their personal critical juncture or in my… Continue Reading “Stay in Your Lane”

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The Perfect Ballet Leg

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Our synchronized swimming coach’s name was Mrs. Hoffman. She wore polo shirts and khaki pants with a belt. She had brown hair in a short pageboy and wore a whistle on a woven lanyard around her neck. To my seventeen-year old self, she looked… Continue Reading “The Perfect Ballet Leg”

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Stay in Your Lane

Posted on September 11, 2013 by

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The entire trajectory of my life would have been different had I been able to do a Catalina when I was in [Synchronized] Swim Club at Southfield High School. Not many people can put their finger on their personal critical juncture or in my… Continue Reading “Stay in Your Lane”

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