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Cowardly Lion: All right, I'll go in there for Dorothy. Wicked Witch or no Wicked Witch, guards or no guards, I'll tear them apart. I may not come out alive,...

Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Click. The title read, “Bikini ready body after just having baby No. 2.” I glossed over the actual article while eating my salad du...

Blue eyes. Really beautiful blue eyes. He had dark hair and a somber expression. I think he was just really shy. He kept to himself and spoke softly. I don’t...

Enjoy the ride! Why do they always say that? Try not to puke or fall out seems like a more realistic sendoff. But yeah, I get it. Enjoy the ride is a little ...

Have you ever heard about someone having an out-of-body experience? This phenomenon can occur during sleep, deep meditation or more commonly in a near-death ...

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. I stared at this sparkling diamond bracelet against the backdrop of a black velvet case. It was one of the last gifts I ha...

Sometimes you have to take a detour. You know those trips where you are trying to get from A to B, but you have to go way out of your way to C to get back to...

REGRET. There’s a lot of punch packed into that six letter word. Several years back, sitting in a class for my graduate program, I realized I still harbored ...

“Who, then, is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” the Disciples asked. “He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “...

“Ring of Fire has a whole new meaning to me now!” I looked up for just a minute laughing at that statement. Then back to staring at the freshness in my arms ...

Every New Year I write down lofty resolutions – ones that often go unachieved. In 2004, I scribbled out “get to know my Dad more, make an effort to spend mor...

“The brain never forgets,” he huffed as the counselor dragged the sand-filled plastic club chair to the center of the room. I didn’t quite catch what he said...

Tinsel. I mean shiny, silver streams of tinsel everywhere! Our house was decked with an inexpensive artificial tree covered haphazardly in mismatched lights,...

Glued to the television, I watched the Magnificent Seven tumble their way to victory during the 1996 Olympics. The floor routines were my favorite due to the...

“Are you looking for Mr. Nash? Oh, they are sending him back to the homeless shelter,” she smugly said. Without responding, I stared at her intently for a mi...

The waiter had just placed our chips and salsa on the table when a large table was sat right in the middle of the small room. It mainly consisted of teenage ...

It was time. Walking that long hall with white walls and waxed tile floors in the early morning; there wasn’t much noise yet. Just the faint sound of my step...

With my hands clasped behind my head laying down in the driveway on one hot, humid, summer night -- I gazed upwards towards the heavens. I stared at the fier...

I looked up for a second and saw my bubbly three-year-old staring at me through the glass window at the indoor playground. He gave me a quick wink and a grin...

I listened to their stories and they became a part of my story. Forever etched in my memory, I can picture their faces, eyes, the smiles and laughs, the dist...