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One Month to Live
Someone important died and I never got to meet him.
He was married with three kids and has a fourth…
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Somebody’s Got to Feel This*
I was watching Benji with a group of family members in my grandparents’ living room the first time it happened.…
Everything Will Change
I wasn’t allowed to watch MTV or Beverly Hills, 90210 or go to boy-girl parties like the rest of my…
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
My uncle saw the yellow piece of paper stuck under the windshield and walked over to investigate.
A police ticket…
The Truth About Lying
I looked my mom in the eye and lied to her about watching a movie I wasn’t allowed to watch…
How To Never Have Bad Days
I was offered a job when I was 28 that would have basically eliminated financial concerns for the rest of…
The Seaworthy Vessel
Uh-oh.
I could feel it rising in my chest. It makes your heart pound a little harder. It reminds you…
Too Many Spiders, Vol. 2
I am afraid.
I am afraid a lot. It’s because I scare easily.
Not over things I’d consider irrational.
Horror…
Faster Than Sound
Bullets could do it.
Cannon balls could do it.
But no one knew whether a human being could do it.…
The Pursuit of Happiness
People chase money.
They chase sex. Fame. Status.
They chase adventure. Education. Fitness.
People chase fun. Friendship. Spiritual peace.
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