• Old Roads

    Old Roads

    Maribel didn’t have anywhere in particular to be that day. The traffic reports buzzed with warnings…

  • Blood and Belonging

    Blood and Belonging

    There is something about family that clings to the edges of hope. No matter how many…

  • Made of Many Things

    Made of Many Things

    I didn’t have the language for it when I was younger, but I do now. I…

  • The Quiet Meaning of Uneven Lives

    The Quiet Meaning of Uneven Lives

    I have always believed that not everyone is meant to live the same kind of life.…

  • Making Peace

    Making Peace

    Last night, I had a conversation that stayed with me longer than I expected. I was…

  • Beyond the Agenda

    Beyond the Agenda

    I didn’t expect anything meaningful to happen today. I certainly didn’t expect a conversation to stretch…

  • The Life He Left Behind

    The Life He Left Behind

    Grief has a peculiar way of settling in. It doesn’t always announce itself with tears or…

  • On Her Own

    On Her Own

    Melanie had always known what it meant to stand alone not just in the physical sense…

  • Touch and Go

    Touch and Go

    Rachel had always sensed something was off in her family but she couldn’t name it at…

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

    I was set up to fail from young. Not with violence. Not with cruelty. But with…