Could It Get Any Worse?
I met Jake when I was a student in his graduate seminar. He was a young professor and I sat right up front, in the first row. I asked...
One Night, He Didn't Come Home
In the year 2006, our family got hit hard. My husband lost his job and was crushed. He was a real estate attorney and his firm went under...
Eternal Love
When I was 21 I worked full time at a bank and in the evenings, my colleagues and I would go out to formal dances. They were popular in...
My Body, My Life
When I was little, my grandmother and mom both thought that a fat baby was a healthy baby. So they fed me a lot. Even when I wasn’t...
Not What I Was Expecting...
I was always athletic and loved sports. Weekends as a kid in Long Beach were spent playing volleyball on the beach, surfing in the ocean...
Is He Worth The Move?
Janice’s mother was endlessly critical about the guys she dated. Her mother always found fault with something. Either the guy wasn’t...