My birthday party last year was a strange gathering. Certain relatives were on speaking terms, and certain others weren’t. Some of my relatives are all about the alcohol; some are dead set against it. When I say against, I mean Carrie Nation-type opposition. The air was so thick with hostility, you could’ve cut it with …
It’s Important to Have Trusted People to Help You No matter who we are, we all need people in our lives that help move us forward. I call my trusted people “My Confidence” and “My Common Sense”. I really don’t do much without their input. My Confidence helps ease my anxiety when I’m in a …
The Beginning 2 1/2 years earlier “Psst.” Miriam felt something hitting her shoulder. She had fallen asleep in her usual spot: the living room couch. The blue, speckled couch had faded from its years of use as a bed. She flipped over. “Shh.” Miriam felt as though her eyes had weights attached to them. As …
If you were dropped off in the middle of nowhere – someplace in the mountains or maybe a remote island — and someone took all of your devices, would you be able to keep track of the date and time? To top it off, what if you ate only what you could scrape together, and …
“Come on, light. Change, please.” Miriam was tired. She had stopped at a red light at a busy intersection. It was lunch time for the rest of the city, but she had gotten off early, and she wanted to take a nap. “No. No. You, pedestrian, don’t push that crosswalk button yet. Ugh. Calm down, …