When I was in first grade, I told my mother I hated reading. Then within a year I was devouring almost every library book I took out. I still remember the proud feeling I had, the first time I read an entire book in one day. For me, words are up there with chocolate and coffee. I love words. I love writing them, stringing them together like beads on a necklace, hoping they will stand out from the page. But even more, I enjoy reading them. I am drawn in by finding myself in another person’s story or in a [...]