I enjoy tinkering with words. There is no better feeling than when a piece I have written is accepted by an editor, and it hurts to receive a rejection notice. But...

After seeing several physicians, I finally received my diagnosis. Sitting next to my mom in the tiny office, the doctor told me that the tests and consultations were conclusive. I had...

When I worked as an airline service agent, I would frequently help people find their missing luggage. However, I noticed that over time, the airport accumulated suitcases and personal belongings that...

Just as the world was shutting down due to COVID-19, I learned that I had aggressive prostate cancer that required immediate surgery. Fear overwhelmed me. I wondered if I could even...

I was driving my daughter home from school when we got stuck in traffic due to road maintenance work. I was in a hurry, so I complained: “What have they done...

My entire adult life has been dedicated to my wife, our four children, and now our grandchildren. I took my family camping, coached Little League, and drove a station wagon. I...

I remember watching my dad slowly succumb to Alzheimer’s Disease. My dad was my hero — my father, my friend, my cheerleader, my everything. At one point in the aftermath of...

It was yet another lonely day when the telephone rang. I did not know the person at the other end of the line, but she explained that we belonged to the...

I recently asked a former co-worker to lunch. It had been years since I last saw him, but I wanted to apologize face-to-face for an incident that happened at the office....

I recently viewed an outstanding theatrical performance. At the end of the show the actors returned to the stage one by one and received a standing ovation. Reading through the playbill...