The air in my moms car was thick with the smell of the air fresheners she bought earlier that week. I pulled my hand up to my mouth to continue biting my nails even though my mom told me to stop three...

The bell that signals the end of the school day doesn’t sound like freedom; it sounds like a starting pistol. I don’t sprint to my car, I just wait for the battle that is about to happen. Everyone...

First impressions matter. It’s a saying used in everything and one we are all familiar with. Sometimes we don’t even think about how others may see us, how they may feel about the certain words...

One yells at another, the other yells back. The constant loop goes on and on.  I see the relationship between them slowly fall apart.  I'm there but it's like they don't care. I'm small, but I...

The first gift I was ever given was a vintage Midge “Barbie” doll. My grandmother gave it to me as a newborn in the hospital — ruddy skin, chubby cheeks, and all. To many, Barbie was simply a smooth...

There’s a familiar rhythm to every soccer field, the thud of a ball against cleats, the echoing cheers from the sidelines, the referee’s whistle slicing through the air. This rhythm is something...