NYUSPS CALA writing instructor Nicole Kear published an essay about how her family ended up being the proud and loving owners of a pet hamster named Dolly—despite Nicole’s terror of hamsters. Reflecting on how she learned to love Dolly, Nicole writes, “Parenthood pushes you into some strange spots, places that are odd, unpleasant and difficult. But those places are exactly where things get interesting. Those are the places where we grow.” Read more here.
This semester Nicole is teaching Writing Your Memoir in NYU SPS’s Center for Applied Liberal Arts.
