Christen MandracchiaJun 5, 202111 minThat Time I was a [Dead] Russian Princess“Ahem!” I stood, elevated, on a curb in my grade school’s parking lot during recess. I had gone around to all of my friends and handed...
Christen MandracchiaJun 5, 202110 minMy Grandma Taught Me How to Street Fight“You punch with your right hand, while you protect your face with your left fist.” I was eight years old and my grandmother was teaching...
Christen MandracchiaJun 5, 20218 minLetter From GodI was on a mission. It was spring of my senior year of high school – graduation was upon us. I was about to leave that old Catholic...
Christen MandracchiaJun 5, 202113 minLighting My Way out of a Paper BagIt had been a beautiful day outside, but I was stuck in a darkened high school auditorium the entire day. I missed the sunshine. It was...