In elementary school, I was the only girl in my class with curly hair. All of my best friends had pin-straight hair that was easy to manage, so naturally, I wished to fit in. I hated having hair ...

Photograph by Ivan Rogers, the Upper Moutere artiste who resumes his solemn task of evoking the short story series every Saturday at ... and the breeze flicked my hair into my face, but I kept going.

They can weaken the hair follicles. Avoid heat from blow dryers and air dry hair instead. Also avoid using curling irons or straighteners and other styling tools, as well as too-hot water in the bath ...