Warm weather is finally reaching my hometown. Three cheers for sunshine! Spring and summer are seasons of regrowth, new possibilities, and new hope. For the last few months, I have been struggling with my health physically and emotionally. I have decided that I need to make changes to help myself feel better emotionally and health-wise. ...

“I was enjoying the night air.” Michael didn’t question how she knew what he was. Like recognized like.  “No you weren’t,” she countered, not looking up from her drawing. “Those headphones were blasting bad alt music so loud even the violin guy could hear it. You were having a crappy teen girl coming-of-age-movie moment.” “I ...

Father Brian was dead.  Michael sat in the cathedral, still trying to comprehend that fact as people in mourning clothes trickled out, the funeral finally over. To any outsider, Michael would have looked at ease, lounging in the pew as if he held a permanent residence there. Only those that knew him, really knew him, ...