Memoirs: Facing death 5 Articles

by Gary Davis

It was one o'clock in the morning. I felt agitated. The teenagers next door were being loud; they weren't usually loud. I'd known them for ten years; but they seemed loud, and instead of letting it go I was seething. I lit...read more

by Amy J.Parnell

Winter nights in upstate NY are bitter and this was one of the worst in years with temperatures below freezing and a wind that blew right through your soul. As a young and very foolish woman I chose to "hitch" a ride home ...read more

by Brian Hickey

....the rain had gone from verticle to horizontal, lashed by the monsoons dancing across the Gulf of Tonkin, hunting every last dry spot on your body regardless of how deep or how much clothing you put around it. It also d...read more

by Mo Washington

It was one of those cold, rainy days. A day that makes me reluctant to leave the warmth of my bed for any reason. So I laid there half-asleep, half-awake listening to the half-frozen rain hit the half- frozen window until ...read more

by Sharon Daws

I remember almost everything down to the minute when I heard he died. I remember the class, the teacher, the clothes I wore. I walked into class, as if it was any other day, and caught a glimpse of my friend - sitting at...read more