Samantha D. Stevens

I recently completed a road trip through Europe. And by road trip I mean driving a rental car from Marseille, France, to Venice, Munich, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris, only to return to Marseille, France in two weeks. This was my first time with a diesel car. The fact that the manual was completely in French…

A few weeks ago, a person I hold in high regard told me that I am successful. I laughed off the remark and went on my merry way. It wasn’t the first time someone had said this to me. I had heard it many times from my family and friends. But here was someone I…

A wise person once told me that something that is hard is something that is worth doing. As a writer and an academic I face this every day. Many days it’s hard to write. It’s hard to bring the ideas, the feelings, to the surface, and to let them flow almost mindlessly onto a keyboard.…