My Sailor Father
There was no packing, no preparation, no goodbyes. My grandmother came and gave him his wool cap. He put it on and left in a hurry...
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- May 5, 2021
- 7 min
Because of My Mother
I was just a teenager watching my mother grow weak. And when she was gone, my father was not the type to take over her caring spirit. He was
- Apr 21, 2021
- 9 min
The River Takes and the River Gives
It took about 12 hours before the search and rescue team found Eloy’s lifeless body on a sandbank. I called my mother-in-law, repeating the
- Mar 10, 2021
- 8 min
A True Fighter
| This is the 565th story of Our Life Logs® | My story begins amid sad circumstances in the 1960s. My parents were both born in India and...
- Jan 22, 2021
- 7 min
The Storm That Cleared My Path: A COVID-19 Story
| This is the 555th story of Our Life Logs® | Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some clear your path. My path began 40 years ago....
- Jan 11, 2021
- 8 min
Another New Normal
| This is the 552nd story of Our Life Logs® | As people, we like to believe that there’s something called “normalcy,” normalcy referring...
- Dec 16, 2020
- 8 min
Through the Storm
That was it. I threw the dish I was holding right into the TV. And then another. Another. I threw every dish at that game until the sink was
- Dec 7, 2020
- 9 min
Virtue Above All Else
With a straight face my mother replied, “It would have been better if you had let me die.”
- Nov 9, 2020
- 7 min
In the Suffering: A COVID-19 Story
And for a month, my heart was as empty as my home. I locked myself in my room and stared at the wall, wondering if, within the details
- Oct 30, 2020
- 7 min
Holding onto Hope: A COVID-19 Story
| This is the 544th story of Our Life Logs® | I don’t know if my story even matters, one of an illiterate woman from the slums of...
- Oct 12, 2020
- 6 min
We Shall Reunite: A COVID-19 Story
| This is the 540th story of Our Life Logs® | I used to always believe that everything happens for a good reason and that you have...
- Apr 15, 2020
- 7 min
I Will Miss You Forever
My parents waited anxiously for my birth as I was their first child. They loved me like no other and dotted over me, but our poverty...
- Mar 25, 2020
- 8 min
Even When the Waves Crash, the Mountain Stands
When looking back at those days, I marvel at how far I have come. Maybe it was luck. Maybe it was desperation. Maybe I will never find out..
- Mar 5, 2020
- 8 min
She Will Not Live This Way
Growing up, I saw thousands of faces in my town. I was born in Kasur, Punjab, in Pakistan. Kasur is a very small city...
- Feb 28, 2020
- 8 min
Everybody’s Got a Song
I think I realized early on that I could either be really bitter about it, or I could gain a lot of really great life skills...
- Feb 21, 2020
- 8 min
Awakening
My parents married really young and had a total of 12 kids. Sadly, eight died in infancy, leaving them only four to raise...
- Feb 14, 2020
- 7 min
The Greatest Honor
My father made little money as a government officer and could not afford to take care of us kids...
- Feb 5, 2020
- 7 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...
- Feb 3, 2020
- 10 min
The Memories We Pass On
Each time we visited the hospital with the fear that this would be the time, the moment life would leave my father...
- Jan 27, 2020
- 8 min
No, Depression Can’t Have Me
Growing up in a very strict Christian family, I was expected to settle down and start a family. As I waited for Mr. Right...
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