Tuesday – Bossier City, Louisiana ( 11:20 p.m.) — We lost our home. The levees broke and...
Category - Perspective
Fleeing Katrina
Tuesday – Bossier City, Louisiana ( 9:30 pm) — Dad threw open my door Sunday morning. “Sam...
Last days in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
Monday – Bossier City , Louisiana ( 5:25 pm) — I guess that, in the long run, my dress won’t...
No soldier deserves to die
NORMANDY, France — It was seven o’clock on an uncharacteristically grey and cool...
Taking the college search to California
LOS ANGELES, California, U.S.A. — One of the most prescribed pieces of advice when trying to...
Saying goodbye in the cold Nebraska rain
Aurora, Nebraska, UNITED STATES — “Have you ever thought about just leaving?” I ask Suzy as...
Four years in the high school spin cycle
BRISTOL, Connecticut, U.S.A. — Graduation was bittersweet for me. On the one hand, I finally...
Canada seeks to comfort a wounded England
TORONTO, Canada — I awoke this morning to images of blood and death, a blown-up bus, charred...