Shane Farias
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Graduate student at Grand Canyon University and an alumnus of the University of New Mexico with a major in Journalism & Mass Communication.
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Grandma's Kitchen
It was that time of the year again. The sound of the last school bell echoes throughout the halls and the smell of summer air and a three-month vacation hit like a slap in the face as soon you surge through the double doors. But that wasn’t the only pleasantly nostalgic aroma during the heat-filled seasons of my youth.
By Shane Farias4 years ago in Families
I Also Have Dreams. Runner-Up in We Have a Dream Challenge.
The beginning of each year, when gym memberships skyrocket and there are resolutions aplenty, can be a perfect time for any person to make positive changes for themselves and others — if the talk is followed by the walk, that is. After a tumultuous couple of years filled with violence, injustice, and, of course, a still-lingering pandemic, now is as good a time as any for widespread compassion to shine at its brightest. And it can be as simple as holding a door for someone or saying “bless you” when someone sneezes. I try to do these things on a daily basis, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because you might have made someone’s day just a little bit better. Maybe the person was having a horrible day. Maybe the person has arthritis and had trouble opening doors. Whatever the case may be, the amount of humaneness and inclusivity are two crucial components of life that have been dwindling for quite some time now. This is where I come in.
By Shane Farias4 years ago in Education
From the Hill to the Pond
My family owns a cabin about seventeen miles from Highway-85 and about halfway up what is called Glimmer Hill, New Mexico. It’s a quaint mountain town with a population of 328 – although given the separation between sporadically-placed homes throughout the area, you might think it is much less. It was rare even to see more than twenty residents in town at the same time.
By Shane Farias4 years ago in Fiction
