Every two weeks or so I am publishing an essay from an emerging writer. This week, “In The Desert” by Maggie Hart. Maggie is a nonfiction writer from Colorado Springs. She studied history and writing at Coe College in Iowa and is set to pursue a Master's of English with an emphasis in Rhetoric and Writing Studies at the University of Oklahoma in 2023. H…
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