I am at a point in my life where nothing seems to be working out. I am a college freshman with too many bills to pay, parents who are on the...

Once, not far from my home, I saw a large flock of sparrows landing on a telephone wire. The line was packed with birds sitting nearly shoulder to shoulder. One bird,...

In my country, Christmas decorations are not common on city streets. They are usually only present in malls or hotels. But there is one location downtown that puts up decorations every...

As a friend and I were talking, she mentioned how her dog often lies in the doorway of any room she is in. I said, “Our dog Lucy does the same...

As I write this, my eldest daughter, Heaven, just turned eight. She was diagnosed with generalized absence seizures in April 2022. This was perhaps the most painful news we had ever...

Due to limited space, disorganization, and too much stuff that I fail to discard, my home is not tidy. Especially as the holidays approach, it seems that I add to the...

One Saturday evening, my family and I had just had a good dinner. On our walk home, we decided to stop by the grocery store for a few things. It was...

My cellmate for the past eight months has been a 55-year-old man named Russ who suffers from moderate dementia. Having completed his sentence, Russ was released from prison last week with...

Watching the flashing light fill my bedroom, I listened to the thunder and rain outside my window. Despite the darkness of the storm, dawn was breaking. I could hear birds singing,...

As a child, I always looked forward to Christmas because we usually traveled back home to visit our extended family. We gave and received lots of gifts and ate nice meals...