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Garrett El.

Garrett Elms was born and raised in Orange, California. He is currently studying English at Brigham Young University with plans to attend graduate school.

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Creative Nonfiction
Reflection Philosophical  5 min

I-80 Fathers

Garrett El.

It had been silent for several seconds and I knew I had to say something. "So we're not Italian?" It was the only question I could think of. I could tell my mom wanted more but was relieved I wasn't ... [+]

Finalist - Jury Long Story Short Award Fall 2020 - Creative Nonfiction