https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2026/4/1/our-recent-vacation-to-hawaii monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/9c3f1c8d-a95c-4d69-ae78-c889daacad71/IMG_9247+2.jpg My Blog - Our Recent Vacation to Hawaii. - Make it stand out My parents and I in Hawaii. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2026/3/4/my-co-presidency-of-ventura-toastmasters monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/e0d31ae2-10f0-4967-ab60-9be101d808f3/IMG_7484.jpg My Blog - My Co-Presidency of Ventura Toastmasters. - Make it stand out Lucas and I at a recent meeting of Ventura Toastmasters. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2026/2/5/about-my-favorite-song monthly 0.5 2026-02-05 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2026/1/7/my-new-years-resolutions-2026 monthly 0.5 2026-01-08 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/12/10/about-my-favorite-movies-and-television-shows monthly 0.5 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/db9cbe85-8037-481e-911b-ba980483bcfd/IMG_7373.jpg My Blog - About My Favorite Movies and Television Shows. - Make it stand out Me with some of my best friends at the movie theater the other day. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/11/12/why-i-love-writing monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/faebaee6-8ffd-4657-ad55-9a0741c575ec/Scanned+Document.jpg My Blog - Why I Love Writing. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/10/15/my-new-toastmasters-club monthly 0.5 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/06692577-052a-4189-bb1b-2829b1cbc5c0/1752170517_image.png My Blog - My New Toastmasters Club. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/9/17/getting-my-dtm monthly 0.5 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/eaa27e9c-74cd-4703-9ccf-22cdf26d230a/6-distinguished-toastmaster-pin-main.png My Blog - Getting My DTM. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/8/20/going-to-obamas-inauguration-in-2009 monthly 0.5 2025-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/06540514-b8d1-42cb-ab77-86af97603a02/Obama+Inauguration+2009+045.JPG My Blog - Going to Obama’s Inauguration in 2009. - Make it stand out This image that I took depicts the crowds on the National Mall for the Inauguration. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/7/23/a-reflection-on-my-tenure-as-toastmasters-area-director monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/c1ec640d-df3c-4098-a216-5d6488eb9f3a/IMG_7168.jpg My Blog - A Reflection on My Tenure as Toastmasters Area Director. - Make it stand out My Area Director badge. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/6/25/my-favorite-books-over-the-years monthly 0.5 2025-06-25 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/5/28/my-trip-to-japan-in-high-school monthly 0.5 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/d948eab9-31b8-49a5-87bb-e89090bd3661/EEEA6FFB-7485-49F2-8CF4-51697B754739_1_201_a.jpeg My Blog - My Trip to Japan in High School. - Make it stand out Me on one of the first days of the trip. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/4/30/my-33rd-birthday monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/44986a77-b15e-4009-bc88-c400565f534d/IMG_6993.jpg My Blog - My 33rd Birthday. - Make it stand out My parents & I at CPK. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/4/2/my-recent-toastmasters-area-speech-contest monthly 0.5 2025-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/6645ff31-99cf-4f02-984d-238388989ed1/IMG_6919.JPG My Blog - My Recent Toastmasters Area Speech Contest. - Make it stand out Me receiving my Certificate of Participation from Paul. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/3/5/my-grandma monthly 0.5 2025-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/84d85abf-25fd-4458-8dd1-4388c077050b/464415046_8850551241656561_7508320745505943292_n.jpg My Blog - My Grandma. - Make it stand out Me with my Grandma. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/2/5/my-favorite-pet-ever monthly 0.5 2025-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/4f7e75e7-1298-40c8-827e-ab0b2f3ef4af/NALA+JANE.jpg My Blog - My Favorite Pet Ever. - Make it stand out Nala Jane https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2025/1/8/my-new-years-resolutions-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-01-08 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/12/11/thanksgiving-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-12-11 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/11/13/my-new-vegan-cookbook monthly 0.5 2024-11-13 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/10/16/another-short-fiction-piece monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/9/18/my-experience-at-disneyland-this-year monthly 0.5 2024-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/18a7a00c-1467-4594-b4a0-6ae1651d99c6/IMG_6551+2.jpg My Blog - My Experience at Disneyland This Year. - Make it stand out Me with friends in front of the It's a Small World ride at Disneyland. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/8/21/a-brief-fictional-piece monthly 0.5 2024-08-21 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/7/24/my-new-position-with-toastmasters monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/6/25/my-experiences-in-hawaii-this-summer monthly 0.5 2024-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/e72209f7-c89a-49dd-88a9-ec0875db8544/IMG_2364.jpg My Blog - My Experiences in Hawaii This Summer. - Make it stand out Me enjoying a POG smoothie at my dad’s favorite restaurant on the island, Keoki’s Paradise. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/5/28/my-birthday-trip-to-san-francisco monthly 0.5 2024-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/f436bcf5-a87e-4961-9a2c-e4624b42f74d/ME+%26+DAD+IN+SF+MAY+2024.jpeg My Blog - My Birthday Trip to San Francisco. - Make it stand out My dad & I at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/4/30/my-very-first-5k monthly 0.5 2024-05-01 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/4/2/finishing-the-process-of-outlining-parapenda monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/3/6/our-dog-maizy monthly 0.5 2024-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/3a0ad0e0-9693-4107-890c-23414098d0fb/IMG_6263.jpg My Blog - Our Dog Maizy. - Make it stand out Me cuddling with Maizy. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/2/6/why-im-taking-up-running monthly 0.5 2024-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/9ce75f3d-4fc6-4380-9c95-b9c8159e9fe3/IMG_0580.jpeg My Blog - Why I’m Taking Up Running. - Make it stand out Me running by the beach in Ventura. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2024/1/9/my-new-years-resolutions-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-01-09 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/12/12/my-latest-project-working-on-parapenda monthly 0.5 2023-12-12 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/11/24/thanksgiving-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/7de8c1b3-0dc1-41d9-b018-d3b7e20fe4e1/IMG_9754.jpg My Blog - Thanksgiving 2023. - Make it stand out Me with friends and family on Thanksgiving 2023. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/11/1/my-halloween-experience-this-year monthly 0.5 2023-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/84d7e0f8-9ebb-4a3f-8af5-1d90163b0edd/ME+AND+ANTHONY+ON+HALLOWEEN+2023.jpg My Blog - My Halloween Experience This Year. - Make it stand out Me and my friend Anthony at Paddy’s Bar in Ventura on Halloween. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/10/14/my-spanish-vacation monthly 0.5 2023-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/a192d79e-71e1-42b9-9e1e-00b3ea0236df/GOTHIC+QUARTER.jpg My Blog - My Spanish Vacation. - Make it stand out A pedestrian’s perspective of the Gothic Quarter. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/9/9/what-it-feels-like-to-have-covid monthly 0.5 2023-09-09 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/8/18/going-to-santa-barbara-with-my-mother monthly 0.5 2023-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/cf6aa8f5-6883-41ad-8ce6-f9d9d5018560/ME+%26+MOM.jpg My Blog - Going to Santa Barbara With My Mother. - Make it stand out Me & my mom in front of the Santa Barbara Courthouse. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/8/3/a-visit-from-my-aunt-sue monthly 0.5 2023-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/819e2bb1-f8b9-4c70-ba72-900c23e6adc3/US+AT+PADDY%27S.jpg My Blog - A Visit From My Aunt Sue. - Make it stand out Me with family and friends at Paddy’s. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/7/20/my-zumba-class monthly 0.5 2023-07-21 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/7/8/my-fourth-of-july-experience-this-year monthly 0.5 2023-07-09 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/6/24/camping-with-my-dad monthly 0.5 2023-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/55c8a6b5-3745-4b08-abf1-9581d74c855f/CASITAS.jpg My Blog - Camping With My Dad. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/6/4/my-upcoming-occidental-reunion monthly 0.5 2023-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/f664edfd-681b-465e-b375-7d6733f765c9/IMG_0131.JPG My Blog - My Upcoming Occidental Reunion. - Make it stand out Me at Oxy shortly before graduation in December of 2016. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/5/6/my-birthright-israel-experience monthly 0.5 2023-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/af4e2df3-23af-4929-89e7-64965978941d/Birthright_Israel.jpeg My Blog - My Birthright Israel Experience. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/4/29/my-membership-with-toastmasters monthly 0.5 2023-04-30 https://gmhaffner.com/my-blog/2023/4/16/my-coming-out-story monthly 0.5 2023-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab83e6d4cde7a986924a73d/b441b90a-1fd7-4c42-9e32-5129a93d6e0d/Inclusive+pride+flag.jpg My Blog - 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M. Haffner. My full given name is Gavin Milner Haffner. I was born in 1992 in Ventura, California, one of three children. As a young adult, I always loved to read. I strongly feel that even the best writers learn from reading the works of others. I graduated from Occidental College in the fall of 2016 with a B.A. in Political Science. My vociferous passion for writing began in the fifth grade. Since then, I have written dozens of academic papers, including a 44-page capstone project on same-sex marriage and the Supreme Court while an undergraduate at Occidental. I was also fortunate enough to take a creative writing class at my local community college, with a very gifted professor who coached me through various literary projects. In my free time, I author fictional short stories, some of which are published on this website. I have found that I am able to grow as a person by generating various autobiographical and introspective pieces. I chose the pseudonym G.M. 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