miranda!

“Maybe, if I’m lucky enough, they’ll let me think of them as my stand-in family, as my home away from home.”
― Ki Stephens, Ripple Effect

“It’s not just school—the perpetual fear of failure—that weighs me down. My thoughts inevitably wander to my parents. For the most part, I try to keep them from entering my panicky, late-night thought spirals.”
― Ki Stephens, Fault Line

“As I make my way back to the main area, I’m on the verge of a thought spiral. How am I going to compete with students who have spent months preparing, specially tailoring their applications, and have already submitted for early decision?”
― Ki Stephens, Fault Line

“If the work gets done eventually, does the timeline really matter?”
― Ki Stephens, Fault Line