On My Own: A COVID-19 Story
I worked hard to stop the well of tears about to gush out of me. I bit my lip to choke down the sob threatening to escape from my throat...
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Apr 23, 20209 min
Walls Break Down, the Sun Comes In
In this moment, I find myself looking back on a road that almost broke me and amazed that I’m still standing...
Mar 18, 20208 min
No, Really, Can You Run in Those?
I was the fastest boy at Whittier Woods Elementary School. When it was time for the races for the Presidential Physical Fitness awards...
Feb 5, 20207 min
Grits and Eggs
Back then, there were no doctors and nurses, at least, not the way we think of them today. Only midwives delivered babies...
Oct 30, 20199 min
Life Is Precious
Behind every proverb, there is experience and reflection. Now, I don’t claim to know it all, but I know what I’ve lived...
May 6, 20198 min
I Don’t Belong Here
The sun came out not long after I was born on a chilly morning in August of 1987 in the heart of Transylvania, Romania. In the black...
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