The Highs and the Lows
When I was growing up, all the old folks in my family would say, “I got sugar.” The old folks in my family wouldn’t elaborate...
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- Aug 7, 2021
- 7 min
Each Time We Fall
I thought my father was sending me off to the city with my uncle to study. I didn’t fully grasp that I was sold until I was about 15 years..
- Jul 31, 2021
- 6 min
Just a Little Mud: A COVID-19 Story
| This is the 585th story of Our Life Logs® | I had always read about pandemics sweeping the nation in my history books when I was in...
- Jul 24, 2021
- 8 min
When We Face Fear
I couldn’t go through with having this baby. I just couldn’t. Even though I knew my own safety was in jeopardy, I acquired two ecstasy...
- Jul 17, 2021
- 8 min
Not Bad for a C Student
My attention deficit was at its apex and my school teacher father was about at his wits’ end for my failing grades and my apathetic...
- Jul 10, 2021
- 8 min
Summer in Tennessee: A COVID-19 Story
| This is the 582nd story of Our Life Logs® | One year ago, I never would have imagined sitting in a quiet log home, 30 miles north of...
- Jul 3, 2021
- 8 min
If Cancer Didn't Kill Me
I wish I left at that moment, but I didn’t. I was young, dumb, and in love.
It went downhill from that point on...
- Jun 26, 2021
- 6 min
From Surviving to Thriving
Hovering eyes made me believe that I was really something to be looked down upon. They made me believe that I deserved to be mistreated...
- Jun 20, 2021
- 8 min
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...
- Jun 12, 2021
- 8 min
Without a Farewell: A COVID-19 Story
Unable to raise himself or reach his cell, he lay on the floor for hours before his son came home to find him. I wish he could have...
- Jun 6, 2021
- 5 min
The Iron Lady
Over time, I learned to see the good with the bad in my mother. From what I remember, my mother was...
- May 29, 2021
- 7 min
Breaking Down Barriers
The panel told me that they hated my freckles and that I was too short. Hearing that from the people who could change the path of my life...
- May 22, 2021
- 8 min
Just to Be Alive
As I sat on the exam table, the doctors took my mother aside and explained to her that I had a brain tumor and that they were so sorry...
- May 15, 2021
- 8 min
Free at Last
The cops found the drugs. I was arrested. I was sentenced to seven years in prison. At first, I was pissed at myself for getting caught...
- 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 28, 2021
- 9 min
Saying Goodbye to the Shadow
Despite the façade my dad wore the majority of the time, I’d also seen what was behind the mask. My Grandad used to call him “Jekyll and
- 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
- Apr 14, 2021
- 9 min
Babies, Business, Books
Now comes the hard truth: If you’re not in love with your life, or at least enjoy most aspects of it, it’s not a good time to try and...
- Apr 7, 2021
- 7 min
Without Them
I remember how I used to wait for my mother to feel ready enough to take me back. But I kept waiting, and waiting, and waiting...
- Mar 31, 2021
- 8 min
The Fire of a Child
| This is the 568th story of Our Life Logs® | I was always a curious child. Wandering around, always wanting to know more and to be more....
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