For My People
| This is the 607th story of Our Life Logs® | My name is Benigno Pérez Sahuarare and I was born in 1994. I’m from the Okosatere community...
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Dec 17, 20219 min read
Hold Fast to Dreams
The thing I remind myself is something on the back cover of Pushover: No one likes to think they are a pushover until they are over being...
Oct 22, 20218 min read
It’s in the Words We Give
After that day, I struggled to make sense of why that happened and what I’d just seen. My whole world had changed. If you chose to fight...
Oct 15, 202112 min read
A New Familiar
By the time I moved on to middle school, I had created a different mask for every environment I was thrown into. It was easier to fit in...
Oct 8, 20217 min read
The Chords Always Do
rom the day he taught me the basic chords, I was hooked, and I picked it up really well. My thirst to learn everything there was to know...
Oct 1, 202110 min read
The Lyrics That Opened the Door
So, when my family would get on me about my grades, I’d say something like, “I’m a musician. The highest I gotta count to is 4.”
Sep 23, 20219 min read
A Dream in Time
Coming from a Nigerian American background, Marve didn’t pursue his true passion at first out of an obligation to meet expectations. However
Sep 3, 20218 min read
The Guitar in the Attic
| This is the 590th story of Our Life Logs® | I was born in a difficult time for my country, but I didn't know it then. I grew up in a...
May 29, 20217 min read
Breaking Down Barriers
The panel told me that they hated my freckles and that I was too short. Hearing that from the people who could change the path of my life...
Apr 14, 20219 min read
Babies, Business, Books
Now comes the hard truth: If you’re not in love with your life, or at least enjoy most aspects of it, it’s not a good time to try and...
Mar 31, 20218 min read
The Fire of a Child
| This is the 568th story of Our Life Logs® | I was always a curious child. Wandering around, always wanting to know more and to be more....
Dec 30, 20207 min read
A Name in Lights
| This is the 549th story of Our Life Logs® | In 2007, I was born into a family that had an unspoken creed, and that was to follow your...
Nov 2, 20209 min read
Mightier Than the Sword
| This is the 545th story of Our Life Logs® | Writer’s note: A very special “thank you!” to Shamsa Alsuwaidi for her invaluable help in...
Jun 5, 20208 min read
On Shaken Ground
I even felt my dad betrayed me. Why did he even bother to sit and draw with me if this is what would happen in the end?
Apr 29, 20207 min read
Under the Dazzling Stage Lights
Before I begin, let me tell you a few things about me... I’m a gender queer actor who loves to sing, dance, and shatter stereotypes.
Apr 20, 20208 min read
While the Music Continues
Well, let me start my story with a parable:
“There once was a very small girl whose mother asked her to fill up a barren valley with water..
Apr 8, 20208 min read
Galloping Through the Darkness
Isn’t it funny how we always stick a label on ourselves? From where we were born to what we do, somehow we always manage to tie a label...
Apr 1, 20208 min read
The Choice You Made
My family was not too poor, but we most certainly weren’t rich. We lived in a joint home with my uncles who were illiterate farmers...
Mar 27, 20207 min read
What Will You Give for This Life?
The hall reverberated with the sound of applause as my name was called and I strolled to the podium. The space was teeming...
Mar 18, 20208 min read
No, Really, Can You Run in Those?
I was the fastest boy at Whittier Woods Elementary School. When it was time for the races for the Presidential Physical Fitness awards...
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