I’ve always been told that I am lucky to have incredible parents, and it’s something I’ve always believed, too. I have two moms, two dads, a not-so-little …
The Art of Storytelling: Comedy, Drama, and The Princess Bride
Whenever I find myself struggling to tell a story, I turn to The Princess Bride, a 1987 romantic comedy, fantasy, adventure film based on a 1973 …
How She Loved Us by Caroline Walton
Cats had short life spans in our house.Not soft deaths, but loud accidents, splayed across our driveway. When the garage door strangled our tabby, my …
The One Thing I Can’t Forgive by Jessie Bacho
I walk into the hospital playroom, it’s the first time I’ve seen my sister since… She’s playing with Barbie, looks up and sees me– she …
Exploring Your Heritage and Culture
In today’s technology-driven era, we live in a world where we can easily stay in touch with our family members through things like texts, status …
Enter Ophelia by Joseph Mills
Her nightstand has piles of notebooks that she has filled with lists: of presents she might send him while he’s at Wittenberg, of who would …
How To Make Fun and Tasty Box Lunches
Egg Salad Lettuce Wraps: Salad: 1 dozen pastured eggs, hard boiled, peeled, and chopped (enough for leftovers) 2 green onions, chopped finely 1 kosher …
“What? I’m thirsty! I’m in a war zone!” Or, a List of Summer Movies You Should Probably See
Summer is this movie nerd’s heaven. . . unlimited access to the TV, a perfect excuse to eat nothing but popcorn and gummy bears, absolutely …
Graduation Day by Jason M. Vaughn
Drowsy and wonderfully drunk, I lay down on my back on the carpet, everyone else outside, drinking in that limbo between high school and college. …