Why I Considered Becoming a Nun — and Why I Didn’t“My vocation is love.” St. Thérèse of LisieuxOct 29, 2024Oct 29, 2024
Published inGain InspirationOde to the Military and Emergency PersonnelA poem for all military and emergency staff personnel. Thank you is not enough. But still, you move forward for us. “Courage is fear…May 12, 20234May 12, 20234
My Mother’s Prison SkirtIn this story, my Burmese mother describes my grandmother’s experience being imprisoned in Myanmar in the search for my grandfather, a…May 11, 20231May 11, 20231
Because I Got Bit by a MosquitoAn account from my father about how he contracted a mysterious, possibly life-threatening illness while stationed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti…May 9, 20233May 9, 20233
My grandfather told me how he was shot — A World Wars StoryThis story was told to me by my father. My great-grandfather, or as my father affectionately calls him Opa, fought for the Germans in both…May 7, 20232May 7, 20232
Published inGain InspirationTinsa and the ChameleonThis is a small story about me and my father spying a tiny, baby chameleon in Libreville, Gabon (Africa). I was a toddler at the time.May 6, 20231May 6, 20231
Papatya (Chamomile Flower)A story that reveals some of the brutal yet beautiful truths of Turkey’s past and darkness. As told to me by my father.May 4, 2023May 4, 2023
Published inGain InspirationFor the Irish Child — POEMA poem inspired by many an Irish blessings.May 2, 20231May 2, 20231
I Made Jeff Bezos Deep Bellow Laugh (MuaHaHa)(FICTION) You are who you are. It’s hard to hide behind a mask when your shadow and true colors come out anyway.May 1, 20231May 1, 20231
Ode to Casey Jones: Casey Jones, Better Watch Your SpeedThis story was told to me by my father. It is for a loved one he lost too early to Antarctica.Dec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022
