It’s been eight years since the beginning of my hike on The Appalachian Trail. But, before I began my full hike in 2013, I completed one-month hikes with my Dad. We went for two consecutive years. First through Pennsylvania, and then from New York to Massachusetts. They were my first taste of the Appalachian Trail, ...

It is sad to step awayI am holding back the tearsBut I just wanted to say – Thank youFor having me bea part of your community.Coffee House Writers –You will always be my family,I will always cherish all the fond memoriesAnd although at this time I have to step awayI won’t say so long but ...

There is so much going on in the world right now, but one thing that has been all over the main stream and social media is Big Tech and censorship. I have a problem when I see and hear on the news, or social media sites, how Big Tech has decided to ban or suspend ...

When it comes to marital problems, I learned about the usual—money, sex, communication, jealousy, etc. But not once was party planning mentioned. And I wish that it had. One of the hardest things about my relationship is that my husband has no problem with impromptu gatherings. He has no problem with anything impulsive. The other ...

It’s impossible to live out in the woods for six months and not change in some way. When you come home after a journey like the Appalachian Trail, you have to readjust to the “normal” world. Everything feels bigger, faster, stranger. There are things that you forgot existed and things that you will forever be ...

For this week’s article, I would like to reflect on my feelings about everything going on in our country since the November 3, 2020 presidential election. Now, I am not a political person. I normally do not discuss these issues publicly. I leave them all to the privacy of my home and discuss them with ...

My life has become a living Stephen King novel. Below me are indiscriminate sounds of banging and smashing. The deep, guttural shouts of men float among the chaos. I am trapped in an upstairs bedroom with two dogs who have long since given up. We are no longer surprised when a sudden burst of mechanical ...

My husband picks up the phone and instantly recognizes the panic in my voice. “I need your help,” I say, trying to remain calm. “What’s wrong?” He says. “I don’t know where I am.” “What street are you on?” “I don’t know, a road!” It goes downhill from there. Why do I call my husband? ...

When was the last time you read a book from cover to cover, closed the lid on the final page and sighed? Do you remember that sigh? How did it feel? What did it mean? Was it a sigh of satisfaction with your read? A sigh filled with bittersweet joy over the finale? That sigh. ...

I have an innocent obsession with horoscopes. If I see a preview for an article titled “This Month’s Full Moon Will Be Worst For These 3 Signs,” I’m clicking on it. I know my star sign (Taurus), my family’s signs, and my friend’s signs. I am trying to figure out my coworker’s birthdays for the ...