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Alanna Bennett, screenwriter & culture writer, recalls being in fourth grade and living out of a Portland, Oregon motel with her mother, two cats and a hot plate.
Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Alanna Bennett was Initially unaware of the difficult economic circumstances she and her mother faced each day. Over time, however, Alanna understood that most of her grade school classmates didn't participate in the free lunch program, nor did they avail themselves to the second hand shoes and clothing that school administrators offered her. Only after breaking her arm in a skateboard accident as a ten year old, did the living circumstances of Alanna's life slowly begin to change.
Alanna Bennett is a screenwriter and culture writer living in Los Angeles. She’s written movies and been in writers rooms, and her journalistic work can be found in BuzzFeed News, the New York Times, The Cut, Vulture, Teen Vogue, Eater, and more.
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Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Alanna Bennett was Initially unaware of the difficult economic circumstances she and her mother faced each day. Over time, however, Alanna understood that most of her grade school classmates didn't participate in the free lunch program, nor did they avail themselves to the second hand shoes and clothing that school administrators offered her. Only after breaking her arm in a skateboard accident as a ten year old, did the living circumstances of Alanna's life slowly begin to change.
Alanna Bennett is a screenwriter and culture writer living in Los Angeles. She’s written movies and been in writers rooms, and her journalistic work can be found in BuzzFeed News, the New York Times, The Cut, Vulture, Teen Vogue, Eater, and more.
Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor.
Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s Book
Get Susan Salidor’s I’ve Got Peace in My Fingers Children’s Book
More Information about other quality publications from our sponsor can be found on Sidelineinkpublishing.com
Those interested in recording and saving your laughter for free and forever go to Laughsaver.com
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