Author Archives: Elizabeth Hinds

The short answer? I have no clue. A former teacher, now friend, suggested I start writing. So why not make it public? He’s probably the only person that’ll read these informal ramblings… Hi, my name is Elizabeth, and I’d like to think I know a thing or two about a thing or two. I amContinue reading “Why Am I Doing This?”

This was originally written on 5/28/2020. Names and places have been edited. When you live for over nineteen years with a facial deformity, surgery does not feel “elective”. It feels like something that has to be done. It needs to be done.  These are the emotions I faced when I was told that my scheduledContinue reading “I Had Surgery During a Pandemic”