I would like to share a story with you. It is not fiction, even though it may read like one. Rather, it is a true story that happened to me almost twenty years ago. It ...
You know how the story goes… you sit down at your computer, you open up a brand new word doc, you’ve blocked out hours of free time on your calendar, you have a steaming mug ...
Mike* lives in a house that used to be run down and broken. As a wheel chair bound double amputee veteran, with a loving and gregarious personality, living in a house with no ramp was ...
Dennis is 16 years old and is living in a residential treatment center. He’s about to be discharged because he’s doing so well, but because he doesn’t have a family, he’s unsure about where he’ll ...
This past week, my dad would have celebrated his 80th birthday. I did not realize that fact until my sister brought it to my attention. I don’t know about you, but when I think about ...
Looking back at that time , it almost turned into a small memory, I find it strange how things can be completely erased from your mind as if it never happend. One thing this job ...
I know things. Like how no matter where I go, there will always be a part of me climbing, hands splintering as they peel back chipped paint and carry me to the top of the ...
The Burial I always called her Mother. With a sharp, pointy capital “M” to match her sharp and pointy personality. There was nothing soft about her … she was not a mom, mama or mommy. ...
As a black man, things are still different for me in America. At a young age, I was taught three simple phrases “Yes Sir”, “No Sir” and “Thank You” when talking to a police officer. ...