They say if you claim something is true long enough, eventually you’ll believe it as well. That’s where I was. Living my own make-believe story....

He was nothing more than a skeleton with skin draped across his bones. His eyes were empty when he looked at us & we knew his time was coming soon....

While I didn't initiate every fight, I certainly didn't back down once challenged. Whether he "threw the first punch" or I did, it didn't matter....

I’m still hyper-alert yet simultaneously exhausted, back cold, chest burning from the heat of the lights. They abruptly extinguish, the HVAC system stops. There is no light or sound, only the unrelenting cold....

There was an overwhelming sense of relief and peace as soon as I quit....

That was a battle I wasn’t prepared to fight. How do you calmly & lovingly explain to your daddy that his body can no longer support his weight? How do you tell your daddy that...

That’s a mighty fine sentiment I hear from your mouth but I fear you know little of what you’re talking about....

By the end of the seven days, my dad decided to stop all cancer treatments & transition to home hospice. Exactly one week after my dad was admitted to the hospital, I cleared out his...

My dad was delirious & continued to yell at the paramedics as they strapped him to the stretcher. When they passed through the last doorway, my dad caught hold of the door frame &...

Caffeine is a drug and I’m addicted. Am I also addicted to violence?“I felt like I couldn’t stop even though I knew I was mad about nothing.”...

I felt like my heart had been ripped out of my chest like the guy in Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom....

For the past two days we’ve observed a dead drop between two military aged males. One in a Nike hat and another in a brown shirt. Matthews made a log entry and looked back through...

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I retrieved my food from the bear box, rolled up my sleeping bag, mat, net, and packed it all into my saddle bags and pack. This white Harley Davidson was my escape, a chance to...