Another New Normal
| This is the 552nd story of Our Life Logs® | As people, we like to believe that there’s something called “normalcy,” normalcy referring...
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Dec 7, 20209 min read
Virtue Above All Else
With a straight face my mother replied, “It would have been better if you had let me die.”
Nov 9, 20207 min read
In the Suffering: A COVID-19 Story
And for a month, my heart was as empty as my home. I locked myself in my room and stared at the wall, wondering if, within the details
Jul 21, 20206 min read
Give and Take: A COVID-19 Story
Her condition was so serious that they had to put her on a ventilator. We all prayed for her day and night, but she wasn’t improving.
Jul 10, 20208 min read
To Reach My Mother: A COVID-19 Story
It would take about two days to reach my mother, a small sacrifice for being there in her time of need.
Mar 5, 20208 min read
She Will Not Live This Way
Growing up, I saw thousands of faces in my town. I was born in Kasur, Punjab, in Pakistan. Kasur is a very small city...
Nov 20, 20199 min read
Behind Every Dark Cloud
My father was a police officer, and my mother ran a small shop. My life started out normal...
Oct 8, 20198 min read
Once a Passive Passenger
I shouldn’t have taken all those pills, I didn’t want to die. I needed to get to a phone to call 911, but it was so hard to move...
Sep 26, 20187 min read
Until the Tears Dry
I weighed a little over two pounds. I was so premature that no one thought I would survive, but God had different plans for me...
Sep 12, 20187 min read
A True Power
As a child, it seemed like the world around me inspired the power of creativity flowing into my hungry, curious mind. Filled with...
Aug 29, 20187 min read
A Battle Within Myself
It’s a late night under an inky sky as I walk across campus from the theatre back to my apartment. The chilly night air rustles past me...
Jun 6, 20188 min read
This Beating Heart
I was born in Bryan, Ohio in September of 1993, arriving a year after the death of my older brother, who had been born with heart defects...
May 18, 20186 min read
When We Fall
My father worked three jobs at one point, so my mother could stay home with my big sister, little brother, and me.
Though my sister is...
Apr 25, 20186 min read
From the Ashes
I proudly held back tears from falling off my cheeks. Nothing has ever felt overwhelmingly good. I could not stop waving at the cheering...
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