Test of Luck
April 2, 2011: Southwest flight 812, carrying 118 passengers from Phoenix to Sacramento, was at 36,000 feet in altitude when a five-foot long tear opened in the roof of the cabin.
Little League Moms
This is what it’s come down to. Weeks of practice and workouts, weeks of physically breaking the boundaries of emotional stamina, weeks of building up to what can only be described as a true athlete. It’s all gone toward this moment.
United by Love
My grandmother—caring and selfless. My father—logical and supportive. My mother—strong and opinionated. These are the people that surrounded me at the grave site of my grandfather’s funeral. We reflected on the life of my grandfather—stubborn, yet warm-hearted, always there for that extra nudge.
Crash of Perspective
I was bawling. My dad was yelling at me: the canyon-like enclosure of the Sierra mountains amplified his voice to a terrible roar. I pulled my knitted purple cap over my ears
Middle East Rebellion
Tunisia, Yemen, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain, Libya. It’s a new year, a year for revolutions galvanizing a chain reaction of democratic uprisings...
Editorial
Such were the words used by the Westboro Baptist Church protestors regarding the acceptance of homosexuality in the United States military. The specific complaints...
Leaving Childhood Behind
Piles of stuffed animals, mountains of picture books, and heaps of little doodles: it was a storage of memories, a clutter of objects representing...
Experiencing Loss
I don’t know what quite sparked it, but in fifth grade, I was absolutely obsessed with the Pug. Unlike the conversations I find myself in today that tend to idly swirl around with general detachment and dissatisfaction, my late elementary days were tormented...
Accepting Confusion
A girl ran. Her immaculate flats pounded the pavement; her spotless leggings rapidly pumped as her modest skirt flapped well below her knees; her prim blouse defied...
Taking a Leap of Faith
I cannot remember the last time I had cable television for more than a month or two. Every two years, my family eagerly reconnects...