Until the End
I grew up making mud pies and racing as fast as my little legs could take me on my metal-footed pedal car. That’s what my early life...
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Apr 5, 20197 min read
No More Pain
When my father was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2006, I remember an overwhelming feeling of relief. Relief. Who does that?...
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Apr 1, 20197 min read
Forgiving Myself
Even when he did seemingly nice things like drop us off at church, he was really only doing it because it was on the way to a bar...
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Mar 15, 20196 min read
Claire’s Song
I had good, rowdy mates to play Cricket with and go to raucous Saturday morning kids’ movies with, and I went to a private British school...
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Mar 1, 20198 min read
From the Mud
But even so, my existence was not enough to save her beautiful soul. To know my story, you must know my mother’s first...
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Feb 25, 20198 min read
To Rebuild
I was born in 1987 and grew up in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria with a younger sister and hard-working, loving parents who encouraged me...
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Feb 16, 20198 min read
When We Choose Forgiveness
My parents broke up when I was still little, and my mom remarried soon after. Our home was full of outbursts of rage from my mom who was...
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Feb 15, 20197 min read
A Man’s Redemption
My father owned an ice cream shop a couple blocks from our house. His dream was a colorful candy store but with the blistering heat...
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Feb 14, 20196 min read
The Black Day
My mother is a housewife and my father owns a grocery store. When I hear my parents talk about money, it does not seem stressful, so I...
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Feb 7, 20197 min read
Even Weirdos Deserve Love
But that all changed in the middle of my second year when I had a diabetic onset. The onset, itself, wasn’t too traumatic, seeing as how...
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Feb 5, 20196 min read
Stepping into Big Farming Boots
I grew up feeling like an only child, as my siblings were much older. My relationship with my siblings was good, but I didn’t see them...
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Jan 22, 20198 min read
Seven Miracles
One of the things I loved about my family was while there was lots of work, we always made time for leisure. Our weekends were full...
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Jan 22, 20197 min read
To Rise
In 2008, my whole world imploded. Everything I thought was supposed to take place in my life, bar the details, was blown to smithereens...
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Jan 15, 20197 min read
No Longer Yours
I grew up in Arkansas in the 1970s, always searching for someone to love me like a father. My own passed away when I was just six months...
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Dec 13, 20187 min read
A Latecomer’s Dream
I believe that an underrated statement is when people say the “mid-life crisis” can change your existence. I should know. Earlier this...
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Dec 5, 20185 min read
In Our Memories
I always looked up to him, though I must admit I played the part of an annoying little sister perfectly. He teased me mercilessly—not...
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Dec 3, 20187 min read
A Life Interrupted
As with everything in life, we plan ahead, and things appear to be completely fail-safe. But sometimes the unexpected happens, and it...
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Nov 15, 20187 min read
When the Day Brightens
My dad worked at IBM as a programmer and was a protective, caring, and loving man. My mom was a professional pianist and the choir...
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Oct 31, 20187 min read
Life as We Know It
My mother used to say that struggle is a person’s middle name. People are always struggling, if not physically then for sure mentally...
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Oct 22, 20187 min read
Art Saved My Life
What I know for sure is that every soul on this earth needs an escape, an outlet, a safe harbor in which to lose themselves and, ideally...
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