Month: August 2025

It was supposed to be a perfect weekend. Just the two of us, the open countryside, and this quiet little moment before the baby came. […]

People always ask me why I did it. Why I left the city. Why I sold almost everything I had. Why I moved out here […]

Today’s Rio’s ampuversary. Three years since they took his front leg and told me they didn’t think he’d make it six months. Three years since […]

No matter how rough my day is, the second I walk through that front door and see them—just like this, arms wrapped tight around each […]

He said it would only be for two weeks. Just a simple overseas assignment, some conference thing in Berlin. “All you gotta do is feed […]

After the accident, everyone kept telling me how “lucky” I was. Lucky to be alive. Lucky to have a good hospital. Lucky to have support. […]

I’ve been working my UPS route in this neighborhood for over a year now. Same streets, same faces, same barking dogs behind fences. But this […]

I don’t remember the smoke or the flames. I don’t remember being rushed to the hospital, or how close I was to dying. All my […]

We all called him Reese, even though his full name was Staff Sergeant Jonathan Reese Mitchell. Said “Staff Sergeant” made him sound like someone’s dad. […]

We were in the hospital for what was supposed to be a routine overnight. My son, Milo, had a chest infection that got worse out […]