My Sailor Father
There was no packing, no preparation, no goodbyes. My grandmother came and gave him his wool cap. He put it on and left in a hurry...
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May 5, 20217 min read
Because of My Mother
I was just a teenager watching my mother grow weak. And when she was gone, my father was not the type to take over her caring spirit. He was
Apr 20, 20219 min read
The River Takes and the River Gives
It took about 12 hours before the search and rescue team found Eloy’s lifeless body on a sandbank. I called my mother-in-law, repeating the
Mar 10, 20218 min read
A True Fighter
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Jan 22, 20217 min read
The Storm That Cleared My Path: A COVID-19 Story
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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...
Dec 16, 20208 min read
Through the Storm
That was it. I threw the dish I was holding right into the TV. And then another. Another. I threw every dish at that game until the sink was
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
Oct 30, 20207 min read
Holding onto Hope: A COVID-19 Story
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Oct 12, 20206 min read
We Shall Reunite: A COVID-19 Story
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Apr 15, 20207 min read
I Will Miss You Forever
My parents waited anxiously for my birth as I was their first child. They loved me like no other and dotted over me, but our poverty...
Mar 25, 20208 min read
Even When the Waves Crash, the Mountain Stands
When looking back at those days, I marvel at how far I have come. Maybe it was luck. Maybe it was desperation. Maybe I will never find out..
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...
Feb 28, 20208 min read
Everybody’s Got a Song
I think I realized early on that I could either be really bitter about it, or I could gain a lot of really great life skills...
Feb 21, 20208 min read
Awakening
My parents married really young and had a total of 12 kids. Sadly, eight died in infancy, leaving them only four to raise...
Feb 14, 20207 min read
The Greatest Honor
My father made little money as a government officer and could not afford to take care of us kids...
Feb 5, 20207 min read
Grits and Eggs
Back then, there were no doctors and nurses, at least, not the way we think of them today. Only midwives delivered babies...
Feb 3, 202010 min read
The Memories We Pass On
Each time we visited the hospital with the fear that this would be the time, the moment life would leave my father...
Jan 27, 20208 min read
No, Depression Can’t Have Me
Growing up in a very strict Christian family, I was expected to settle down and start a family. As I waited for Mr. Right...
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