The sign on the door read, "Human Resources," although it could just as easily have said "hell" for all the fear and anxiety I was feeling. Walking uncertainly toward the portal that appeared to grow ever larger and more foreboding with each and every step I could swear that somewhere in the periphery of my hearing someone ch... More..

Stephen King once said of novelists, "Writers write." The same can be said of composers. The creative spark is so strong in many composers that the medium for their composition matters little if it will give life to that melody haunting their dreams and dividing their attention during waking hours. That said, there are som... More..

Down the hallway and through the solid core double doors that led to the master bedroom it crept. Ravenous. Insatiable. Seeking an adult human's ear to devour with sound so hideous that many previous victims had been known to turn to strong drink as a means of escape. The culprit? My twelve year-old daughter's violin prac... More..

For some reason a hay ride sounded like a great idea, especially so since Abigail Weaver was going to be thereshe of the golden, curly tresses, the flashing blue eyes and the I-know-something-you-don't-know smile. We were both 14; both freshmen in high school at Valley High School in Spokane, Washington; both members of a... More..

The wind. Always the wind...the cold, cold wind. It's there when I rise; it's there when I lay down at night, fully clothed and under enough blankets to outfit a dozen beds. But there is no other choice given the family's financial situation. "Situation" is not my word. It's my mother's. Rather than just coming right o... More..

FIX YOU A warm and playful yet insistent breeze stole through the open bedroom window carrying a hitchhiking scent that was at once familiar and foreign. The digital display on my bedside clock read, 10:00 AM. I should have been up two hours ago, but lately all I seem to want to do is sleep, which is ironic because wit... More..

Engaging, charismatic, youthful, many feel Barack Obama could be the best of the current crop of candidates fighting for the Democratic nomination. An accomplished politician despite his relative youth, an opponent of lockstep ideology, he has much to offer any left-leaning American. But, can he be nominated and if nominated ... More..