CAMBRIDGE, England — What am I doing here? If you talk to any fresher (that’s first year for...
Category - Perspective
Lost freedom on the Fourth of July
Monday, July 3, 6:44 p.m., St. Bernard, Louisiana — Before — before the hurricane — things...
Graduating after a year on the road
Thursday, May 25, 6:40 p.m., Violet, Louisiana — Home. Some people think home is...
A pink dress at the prom
Sunday, May 14, 3:20 p.m., Ponchatoula, Louisiana — Last night, Archbishop Hannan High School...
On the last day of high school
Friday, May 5, 8:50 a.m., Hammond, Louisiana — Today is my last day of high school, and...
Rockin’ Omaha
“Wanna smoke?” The Kid in the Black Beanie asks, and offers me the end of his half smoked Marlboro...
Spring lightning on the Pioneer Trails
Aurora, Nebraska, UNITED STATES — “What’s up?” “Oh, nothing … just exercising,” Sarah says...
Lessons learned from hurricane relief work
BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi, U.S.A. — It all started one afternoon in late August, just after...