In Between

“I’ve been in here for far too long,” I thought while locked in the bathroom stall. “People might start talking!” My thoughts may have been …

I am a Christian which means that I belong to a body of believers. There’s no way to put this nicely, but my body of …

Sundays are hard. But I remember when they weren’t. I remember when they were the one day that I allowed myself to wake up without …

“So,” she said, “What do you like to do for fun?” My silence took us both by surprise. It had been years since anyone had …

My aunt Kaisa is one of my favorite people in the world. I affectionately call her “Titi,” which is a nickname meaning “aunt,” commonly used …

“I’m cynical,” I said as I sat across from my best friend at a small French restaurant that had been the talk of the very …

“Take me to the supermarket!” is a phrase I didn’t think I would find myself yelling at the top of my lungs to my best …

Fledgling songwriters, some of whom I have never met before, often email me and ask me to listen to their music. I used to get …

My nephew put his face in his hands and let out a long deep sigh. That sigh came from somewhere deep inside of him. I …

“You have ‘paralysis of analysis,'” said Mr. Kendall, my 8th grade science teacher after an hour of sitting with me. I was supposed to have …