Stranded It was dusk. The sun lackadaisically cast down its pale yellow rays. We were leaving my house; it was extravagant. With pure white brick and a perfect brown accent, it would have surpassed... Read more >>

It’s April, and all the telltale signs are present: You can’t concentrate to save your life, you’ve got a rapidly blossoming crush on a coworker you didn’t look twice at all... Read more >>

Mom always said to eat your fruits and veggies, but what she probably didn’t tell you is that they’ll cost you a fortune to buy. And it’s not just your wallet that feels the blow... Read more >>

Lord, give me that fire that you lit in me long ago. Like sunlight burning at midnight. I want to feel that fire and that glow on my skin. I want the burning desire and the overpowering... Read more >>

You ask, “What matters?” And my answer is clear. It is the way the sunlight hits your face in the morning, as you will yourself for one more minute to sleep. It is the way coffee... Read more >>

I lie in the shade of the great tree, sunlight peeking between the leaves and the cool breeze was tickling my face. The smell of the roses next door carried me to a memory of my grandmother.... Read more >>

As much as vitamins and minerals stay the same—oranges will always have Vitamin C, bones will always need calcium, zinc will always have an atomic number of thirty—our perception of them... Read more >>

Winter is in full force. As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, even the best of us can get a little down. The “winter blues” are characterized by the mild depression, lack of... Read more >>