Being pregnant after two miscarriages, even at 26 weeks pregnant and knowing that you're carrying a healthy baby boy, feels like you're constantly waiting for the other shoe to fall ( Read more... )

There have been mornings throughout my career where I've woken up (especially when it's still dark outside) and thought, "if only I could telework." I had visions in my head as I groggily got dressed of sleeping in, rolling out bed whenever, sitting on my couch in pajamas working while watching TV in the background, taking breaks when I want to ( Read more... )

The year: 2003. Creative Writing Class 101. The topic for the final essay: create an invention that is needed in the world today. Sara stared out the window, chewing on her pencil as the students around her wrote frantically. What the hell was she supposed to create? She was not technically inclined whatsoever to even begin thinking about inventing ( Read more... )

Locked in a room with no way out, the time begins ticking down until the bomb goes off and the goverment finds us ( Read more... )

I don't remember much about dinner time with my parents before the age of six. I assume they were pretty normal as until I was six years old, I lived at home with both of my parents. My only memory of dinner time specifically living with my parents together was eating dinner while watching TV and being angry that Family Fued was interrupted for the ( Read more... )