Wang, Jennifer2023-08-012023-08-012023-08https://hdl.handle.net/2152.5/10141The author submitted this entry in the Creative Non-FIction category (Professional division) for the 2023 On My Own Time (OMOT) Art Show.This work received a Third Place Award in the "Creative Non-Fiction" category from all literary works submitted in the 2023 On My Own Time show.I participated in a 5-day 100-word memoir challenge, and one of the prompts was to write about an item from your childhood. I was stuck until I remembered one of my first stuffed animals and the story behind her name, which may have been an early indication that I never latched onto gender stereotypes. This piece was published earlier this year in Exist Otherwise.enCreative Non-FictionAwards and PrizesOtherDivision B: Professional