Mom never thought the house was clean enough. Because it wasn't. Dad collected newspapers and paper scraps he might need some day....

She was a fierce little girl determined to tie her own shoes and make her own way "I can do it by myself," she'd declare,...

Oh how I'd love to save my teeth from the cold clack of ice cubes crashing against my dental work. But you took the last straw. ...

He closes his eyes and tries to forget all the times it was someone else's eyes closed forever in front of him -- April PAD Day...

Sometimes I see her at the corner of those deep brown eyes in the flecks of gold flashing like ore in a miner's pan beckoning yo...

Before we settled into our own corners of the house walking past each other in the hallways and politely chewing our dinners at the...

Anyone who's seen the universe unfold beneath the lens of a microscope knows there is magic all around -- April PAD Day 29 - r...

I've never been one to dip my toe into the shallow end I'd rather feel the cool rush of slick on skin as I sink into a weigh...

I'm not sure where I am on the map as if life could ever be navigated that way the only latitude I need is to be freed from ...

It's hard to see the glass as half full or empty when it's filled with the blood of those you've loved -- April PAD Day ...