Christmas is a time to celebrate life’s greatest joys, when we all share the wonders of little girls and boys, a season for giving, and caring, and more, a time …
Dance Like Nobody’s Watching
Everyone feels self-conscious sometimes. You feel ugly, awkward, freakish, weird. When you go out in public it seems like everyone’s staring you, their faces scowling, eyes displaying a varied mix …
The Disabled on the Big Screen: Is There Really a Bias?
The producers of Murderball, a movie about the wheelchair sport of rugby, which can be as brutally physical as its “able-bodied” counterpart, recently sent out an appeal. They are saying …
Is Life Truly Divine?
Often I find myself contemplating life. Even more often, I find myself writing stories about it, examining it from various angles and perspectives. I also explore death a lot, but …
The Happiest Place
It’s funny how some things from your past can fade into oblivion, while others become shadows that dog your footsteps for the rest of your life; or how things begin …