Teaching young elementary students at a “high needs” school was a distinctly harrowing experience, made more unbearable by the audit.

At the beginning of my first year as a school teacher, Principal Larson, who was already skeptical of my presence as a human being, parked herself at the back of…

You want to know the main reason for my vote for Barack Obama, apart from the fact that he was young, charismatic, brilliant, and educated? …

The best night of my life?

It took place in New York City twenty years ago, two weeks after the planes crashed into the twin towers, razing them to the ground. I was twenty-four years old, in desperate need of company on that September evening in 2001, someone who could…

After nearly eight years as a laboratory client services employee, I’ve come to appreciate the value of precision, a vital character trait for any service professional endeavoring to make a living in the health services industry. …

The Journey Back to Stability

Like millions of unfortunate Trump supporters, I was unable to let go sixteen years ago. Despite all of the countervailing evidence, I threw my whole being behind a fallacious theory, believing assiduousness and misplaced belief would bring forth my desired result.

I wanted to wake…

I am a child of the eighties, born and bred in Denver, Colorado, a place affectionately referred to as the Mile High City by its residents — Denver is situated 5280 feet above sea level. I lived on the east side of Denver during the first few years of life…

At 7:00 pm of every week day, precious decompression begins, when mom and I sit down before the flat screen to watch consecutive episodes of Family Feud, starring comedian Steve Harvey.

My mom and I watch Family Feud because we love the way opposing families compete until one family ultimately…

The worst part of every morning is thirty minutes before my alarm goes off. Because I’m awake before I want to be, my mind spinning, potent emotions circulating through me. What I’m experiencing is a byproduct of a crisis brought on by impending middle age. …