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...

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...

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...

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

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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

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...

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...

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Most people think of their high school graduation as a marker in life, the moment you worked for years to accomplish. It’s the moment...

I caught him lying about money, women—you name it—and we argued about almost everything. One day, I asked him a simple question only to be

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I woke up choking on smoke. My eyes burned from the heat. My room was filled with thick black clouds. I tried to search for my walker...

June came, and I paid off the balance from May, but I couldn’t afford that month’s rent at all. In July, I paid more off, but I was right...

There would be many days that I would come home so excited from a great day at work only to be greeted by anger, resentment, and depression.

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I remember washing my armpits in the sink of the bathroom at work, layering on the deodorant, all while hoping nobody would notice the...