Story Harvest

This can’t end well, I thought, as I rode down the hill on my longboard. What if just around this bend it drops off or …

In 1969 I was given an all-expense-paid trip to Vietnam, courtesy of Uncle Sam. This was the time of the Vietnam War, and unless you …

Thirty years ago, my wife Roberta had a “rebirth” experience.  Let me explain: She and I had been married for five years and were living …

In many households, as well as mine, somewhere near the first of the year, the inevitable putting away of Christmas occurs. The holidays are over …

It is hard to fathom that it has been 16 years since we experienced the great loss of our son, Brandon. He died in a …

The snow seemed to blast through the tiny three-bedroom trailer that my wife, Sylvia, and I would be cooped up in through the winter. Sylvia’s mother …

I was 13 years old in the summer of 2011 and looking forward to going into the seventh grade. But one day turned my life …

I had woken up early that February morning, excited to further my fly-fishing skills in the dead of winter. The temperature had plummeted below freezing …

As I stood in front of Jessica’s apartment, I thought about the events leading up to this moment. It was a Friday afternoon, and I …

A sunny Friday afternoon on my university campus meant I could indulge in my favorite pastime: soccer. College was still a new, unnerving experience that …