Nonfiction
Our Own Worst Enemy
All packed in the car for a visit to a family friend. I have come along for the ride—no school today. Tenth-grade finals are ...Dream Fuel
Everyone has a week where things didn’t exactly go as planned. This can be extremely frustrating for any number of reasons. Last week, I ...Divorce and Dating and Other Disasters at Age 40: Part 22
I am unapologetic, imperfect, and awkward Anna Waite. Someone who names her car and gets stuck on the back of fire trucks.Change Your Thought Process
Have you ever wondered how you got to this point in your life? What events or decisions brought me here? I sure have, more ...A Good Guide
Yes, the years have passed byI by grace survivedShe by graceLeft my sideI was flounderingThe proverbial fish out of water I by grace found ...Why It’s Time to Strive to be Brave Instead of Strong
The world is a chaotic mix of joy and sorrow. We are entitled and required to manage both. No one is promised an endless ...Mourning the Living
How do you grieve the loss of someone who is still alive? That’s a question I’ve asked myself every day for months now. As ...Why Must You Cry?
Trees silhouetted against a brightening sky cry, as the storm still lingers on the tip of their leaves. Drip, drip, drip. They soak the ...A Duck in DeKalb
Gaggles of geese and ducks abound around me. Paying no attention to me as I pick my way thru the throng, they are busy ...
