Anxious and Existing
Take a deep breath. Relax your posture. Unclench your jaw. Loosen your shoulder muscles. Wiggle your fingers. Now we are ready.
Avleen Grewal (U Toronto ‘19)
Avleen Grewal (U Toronto ‘19)
Avleen Grewal is a recent graduate of McMaster University's MA Program (2020) and the University of Toronto's BA Hons Program (2019). She published her first novel, My Immigrant Family, in 2019 (available on Amazon.com). She will start her PhD in English Literature from University of Ottawa in 2021.
Check out more of Avleen's content on her WordPress blog http://loveandthelaws.wordpress.com.
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